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The Ledbury Celebration on Sunday 6th July celebrates the local food and drink of Herefordshire and its neighbouring counties with an added menu of music, poetry, dance and our historic heritage.

This year’s event again brings an outdoor market and street food to historic St Katherine’s, Ledbury next to the 15th century Master’s House, just off the High Street. The event runs from 11am to 4pm with entertainment from midday.

Local produce will be on sale either to eat and drink “on the go” or to take home to savour in slower time.

Producers and street-food specialists this year include:

• Asib’s Afghan Food – exotic bakery (sweet and savoury)
• Bakes by Holly – assorted cakes
• Case for Cooking – sauces and spices for your cooking
• Continuum Conceits – desirable chocolate
• Filic’s rustic Bakes – cakes including vegan
• Karboi’s Ghee – organic grass-fed ghee
• Kitchen Flowers – versatile food products from flowers
• Little Marcle Organic Produce – fresh organic veg boxes
• Monkland Cheese – cheese from Herefordshire
• New Market House Café – Laszlo’s Goulash and Gelato Ice-cream
• Orchard Grove Preserves – local jams and chutneys
• Pudding Pot Company – fresh fruit crumbles
• Spice up the Valleys -Caribbean style street food
• Seb’s Cider – a traditional taste of Herefordshire
• Street food Collective – stuffed pita and traditional pizzas
• The Taste of Ukraine – Ukrainian style bakes
• Weekdays and Weekends – street food wraps
• Wykeham Gardens – plants for your garden

Local Crafts joining us:

• Caroline Bousfield – stone-ware pottery made in Ledbury
• Lottie Penfold – exquisite hand-made stained glass

Specially for children:

• Kid’s Kitchen – introducing children to cooking
• Laughing Betsy – interactive creative art with a poetic twist for children of all ages

And also…

• Sustainable Ledbury – find out about living more sustainably
• Ledbury Food Group – our own stand – ask us about local food. Buy a raffle ticket or two to help Ledbury Food Bank.
• Ledbury Refugee Support – “discover who we help”

Buy some food, find a seat and enjoy a special afternoon of entertainment

 Ledbury Poetry has lined up special “al fresco” poetic performances during the event featuring:

• At 12.45pm – Lily Redwood – a powerful and playful performer – “scorchingly honest and human”.
• At 1.45pm – Aaron Corbett – “passionate in his love for words, how they sound and the images they make – Azthetic Poetry.”
• At 2.45pm – Mohan Mohammed – “will tell of finding and creating beauty in the world and how joyful freedom feels, alongside anger and grief”.

We remember Ledbury’s Poet Laureate, John Masefield…

• The Masefield Matters National Lottery funded project to create a permanent memorial to John Masefield in Ledbury is providing us with readings of his most popular poems in Masefield Moments at 12pm and 3pm

And a feast of musical entertainment…

• At 12.05pm – Four Crying Out Loud – Since being formed in a desert of public anticipation, they have become Ledbury’s favourite Boy Band.
• At 1.05pm – The Footprints Jazz Band – bring easy listening to the lunch hour playing smooth and melodic music and songs with blues influences as well as jazz style.
• At 2pm – The Hey Yahs will perform a mix of contemporary and classic covers to suit all tastes for you to sing and dance along with or just sit back and enjoy.

And to end a special day…

• At 3.05pm – 2Faced Dance Company – bring a dynamic end to the entertainment with music and movement. You may be invited to join in!

And you can visit Ledbury’s heritage sites – the Church, The Heritage Centre, the Painted Room and the Town itself. 

Why not book in for a session of poetry at Ledbury Poetry Festival on the last day of the festival? Programme at https://ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/whats-on/

This event is organised by Ledbury Food Group, Ledbury Poetry and Ledbury Town Council.

With financial help from Ledbury Town Council

also supported by

You are invited to Ledbury’s very friendly and local food and drink festival with added poetry and music taking place again in the historic setting of St Katherine’s, Ledbury by the 15th century Master’s House on Sunday 6th July – the last day of the Ledbury Poetry Festival.

This vibrant event has become a highlight for both residents and visitors alike, offering a delightful array of attractions.

You will discover:

• A small but special outdoor food and drink market featuring the best of local produce and street-food for you to enjoy at the event, while enjoying the entertainment, or take home to enjoy later.
• Attention-seeking “al fresco” poetic entertainment provided by Ledbury Poetry and featuring Lily Redwood, Aaron Corbett and Mohan Mohammed
• A magical miscellany of musical entertainment featuring local musicians Four Crying Out Loud, The Footprints Jazz Band and the Hey Yahs Acoustic Trio, plus a dance performance by local dance company 2Faced Dance as part of their Towns Alive season.
• Masefield Moments celebrating Ledbury’s Poet Laureate.
• And more, including for youngsters Kid’s Kitchen and other interactive activity.

This popular FREE event is organised by a partnership of Ledbury Food Group, Ledbury Poetry and Ledbury Town Council, who are all aiming to delight you at this festival within a festival.

The Ledbury Celebration takes place on Sunday 6th July between 11.00am to 4.00pm in St Katherine’s Car Park and Square, just off Ledbury High Street – entertainment from 12 noon.

The full programme is will be available on this website later in June.
Parking at public car parks in Ledbury is free on Sundays

With thanks to our partners:

Essential to good food production is a reliable supply of good quality, unpolluted water. Sadly, this is not always the case for a multiplicity reasons.

Sustainable Ledbury invite you to a talk to find out more about the problems of and solutions for keeping watercourses clean.

A representative of local water company Severn Trent Water will give a talk “Managing our Watercourses” on Thursday 15th May at 6.30 p.m. in the Burgage Hall, Church Lane, Ledbury.

Severn Trent Water are responsible for drainage and wastewater in the Ledbury area.

Come along to find out more, ask your questions or join in the discussion.

Entry will be free with donations requested to cover the cost of the hire of the hall.

Nearest Car Park – St Katherine’s Car Park, access off Bye Street. Public car parks are free after 6pm in Ledbury

This popular celebration of our apple growing heritage takes place this year in Putley and Aylton on 4^th and 5^th May.  Both days there is much going on from 10am to 5pm including:

• guided walks through the orchards
• tastings and sales of local perries and ciders
• local arts and crafts
• demonstrations and talks
• pollinator display
• collaborative art installation

You can find what’s happening and when at the Big Apple website –www.bigapple.org.uk.

Do come and enjoy the flowering of Spring!  Get your entry pass to all this at Putley Parish Hall (Adults £5. Accompanied Children Free)

And how to get to Blossomtime…

 

 

 

3 Acres and a Cow – Thursday 24^th April

An interesting event in Malvern presents a history of land rights – the root of all food production.  Brief details are in the poster below or go to threeacresandacow.co.uk.

Local Market in Ledbury – Saturday 12^th April

Roger and Lynn at The Barn are running a local market this Saturday in St Katherine’s Square outside The Barn, Ledbury. (Just off the High Street)

They have advised us that those present will include Peter Cooks Bread, Jill the Pie Maker, Greggs Pitt cider and perry, Double Trouble dog treats, Andrew King chocolates, Bromyard raw milk and yoghurt, Stephen Bull pastries and the Bowler Hat farmer.  There will also be fruit and veg, flowers and plants plus a blacksmith.

Ledbury Charter Market will also be running on this day under the Market House and in the High Street.