Clitheroe Food Festival will not Take Place this Year
This year’s Clitheroe Food Festival will not take place, organisers have confirmed.
The annual event, organised by Ribble Valley Borough Council, attracts thousands of food enthusiasts seeking the best Lancashire produce to Clitheroe town centre.
But this year’s festival will not go ahead due to the pandemic.
Ricky Newmark, chairman of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s community services committee, said: “The Clitheroe Food Festival attracts visitors from across Lancashire and at any one time there can be thousands of people packed into the town centre.
“The council has created a strong narrative around food over the years and it is with great reluctance that we have decided not to go ahead with this year’s festival due to the challenge of holding it safely.
“We understand people will be disappointed and we are looking closely at how the festival might be held safely in the future.”