What’s on the Menu? Clitheroe Food Festival, of Course
Clitheroe Food Festival, rated one of the best in the UK, is about to open for business.
The amazing event, which promises to send taste buds tingling, will be held in the Ribble Valley town this Saturday (10 August) from 9am-4.30pm.
It promises to deliver a celebration of food and drink that will create a “food mecca” packed with flavours to appeal to visitors of all ages.
Councillor David Birtwhistle, chair of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s economic development committee, said: “Clitheroe Food Festival is the biggest event of the year in the town and draws in thousands of visitors from a wide area.
“It’s a marvellous advert for the town, for the Ribble Valley as a whole, and for all the traders and businesses taking part, as well as delivering a boost for town centre shops.
“It brings some people to Clitheroe for the first time and, hopefully, they will keep coming back after they’ve seen the town in all its glory.
“The Ribble Valley has a reputation nationally for offering some of the best food and drink in the country and this event builds on that.”
The food festival will feature around 100 stalls. It is so popular that demand from traders for a stall was greater than in previous years and places were fully booked.
Park and ride schemes will be in operation to and from Hanson’s Cement works, West Bradford Road, and Edisford Road public car park. The cost will be £5 which covers parking and the bus journey to and from the town centre. Card and cash payments will be accepted.
The festival is a showcase for the best food and drink the Ribble Valley has to offer, although while the emphasis will be on local produce, other parts of the county and the north will also feature.
Find out more at www.clitheroefoodfestival.com