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
