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- 16:02, 17 April 2026 Malvern Suzuki Violin School (hist | edit) [669 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://malvernsuzuki.wordpress.com/ |festivals = 1988 }} The Malvern Suzuki Violin School performed as part of Leominster Festival 1988 during a lunchtime recital at The Priory Church. The group had a long history of successfully teaching children and young adults violin, cello and viola using the Suzuki method of Teaching. After the death of Barrie Moore, the musical director, the school ceased to tak...")
- 15:57, 17 April 2026 John James (hist | edit) [343 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} John James performed as part of Leominster Festival 1988 playing the organ during a lunchtime recital at The Priory Church. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Musicians {{DEFAULTSORT:James, John}}")
- 15:55, 17 April 2026 Lunchtime Recital 3 (1988) (hist | edit) [618 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = John James<br>Malvern Suzuki Violin School |venue = The Priory Church |date = Wednesday 8th June 1988 |time = Midday & 1.00pm |cost = Free }} As part of Leominster Festival 1988, there were a series of lunchtime recitals at The Priory Church. This was the third of them, featuring John James on the organ and the Malvern Suzuki Violin School. ==Programme Listing== '''JOHN JAMES...")
- 08:21, 17 April 2026 Local Talent Show (1988) (hist | edit) [755 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Residents<br>Local Children |venue = The Talbot Hotel |date = Tuesday 7th June 1988 |time = 7.00pm |cost = £1.00 }} The annual talent show returns, but, sadly, there is once again no record of the acts that took part. ==Programme Listing== '''Local Talent Show''' Local amateur show for adults and children resident in the Leominster area. All entries receive medals. Entry forms availab...")
- 08:39, 15 April 2026 The Surplus Cassocks (hist | edit) [1,272 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = year }} ==Programme Biography== left|300pxThe Surplus Cassocks was formed in Solihull in 1976 with the intention of providing close harmony entertainment for charity. The group, which has sung widely throughout Birmingham and the surrounding area, boasts two King’s Choral Scholars and a professional counter tenor among former members. All six of the curren...")
- 08:29, 15 April 2026 The Surplus Cassocks (1988) (hist | edit) [1,581 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = The Surplus Cassocks |venue = The Priory Church |date = Tuesday 7th June 1988 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £2.00 (£1.00 concs) }} ==Programme Listing== Alan Palmer — Counter Tenor Michael Palmer — Counter Tenor Geoff Wild — Tenor John Emmett — Baritone Andy Haistead — Baritone David Sturdee — Bass {{clear}} The Surplus Cassocks was formed in SolihulI in 1976 with the intention of...") originally created as "The Surplus Cassocks (1988"
- 08:55, 14 April 2026 Philip Ryder (hist | edit) [522 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} Philip Ryder performed as part of Leominster Festival 1988 delivering a talk on drama during a lunchtime recital at The Priory Church. At the time, he was also an Enlish/Drama teacher at The Minster School and, having seen his lessons, his talks would certainly have been animated and entertaining. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers C...")
- 08:53, 14 April 2026 Neil Frazer (hist | edit) [374 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} Neil Frazer performed as part of Leominster Festival 1988 playing some Scottish folk music on the fiddle during a lunchtime recital at The Priory Church. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Musicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Frazer, Neil}}")
- 08:51, 14 April 2026 Lunchtime Recital 2 (1988) (hist | edit) [846 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Neil Frazer<br>Philip Ryder |venue = The Priory Church |date = Tuesday 7th June 1988 |time = Midday & 1.00pm |cost = Free }} As part of Leominster Festival 1988, there were a series of lunchtime recitals at The Priory Church. This was the second of them, featuring Neil Frazer playing Scottish folk on the fiddle and Philip Ryder talking about drama. ==Programme Listing== '''NE...")
- 11:24, 13 April 2026 Film Evening (1988) (hist | edit) [513 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = The Royal Oak Hotel |date = Monday 5th June 1988 |time = 6.00pm & 8.30pm |cost = £1.00 & £2.00 }} A film night with two films, Goonies and The Mission, shown in The Royal Oak. ==Programme Listing== '''Film Evening (double bill)''' 6.00 p.m. —The Goonies 8.30 p.m. — The Mission THE ROYAL OAK HOTEL, BALLROOM Tickets 6.00 p.m. £1.00 8.30 p.m. £2.00 Category:Events Catego...")
- 10:33, 13 April 2026 Lord Croft (hist | edit) [517 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} ==Programme Biography== Lord Croft’s support and encouragement of the arts is deservedly well known. He was formerly a member of the Executive Committee of the Contemporary Arts Society and the British Museum Society. He is also Honorary Keeper of Contemporary Art at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Cate...")
- 10:27, 13 April 2026 Collecting Contemporary Art (1988) (hist | edit) [750 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Lord Croft |venue = The Royal Oak Hotel |date = Monday 6th June 1988 |time = 8.00pm |cost = £2.00 }} ==Programme Listing== '''Collecting Contemporary Art''' ''An illustrated talk by Lord Croft'' Lord Croft’s support and encouragement of the arts is deservedly well known. He was formerly a member of the Executive Committee of the Contemporary Arts Society and the British Museum Society. He i...")
- 10:17, 13 April 2026 Helen O'Connell (hist | edit) [362 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} Helen O'Connell performed as part of Leominster Festival 1988 on the flute and recorder during a lunchtime recital at The Priory Church. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Musicians {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Connell, Helen}}")
- 10:16, 13 April 2026 Jenny Fisher (hist | edit) [342 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} Jenny Fisher performed as part of Leominster Festival 1988 on the oboe during a lunchtime recital at The Priory Church. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Musicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Jenny}}")
- 10:14, 13 April 2026 Lunchtime Recital 1 (1988) (hist | edit) [634 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Jenny Fisher<br>Helen O'Connell |venue = The Priory Church |date = Monday 6th June 1988 |time = Midday<br>1.30pm |cost = Free }} As part of Leominster Festival 1988, there were a series of lunchtime recitals at The Priory Church. This was the first of them, featuring Jenny Fisher on oboe at midday and Helen O'Connell on flute and recorder at 1.30pm. ==Programme Listing== '''J...")
- 09:33, 13 April 2026 Hanne Petri (hist | edit) [926 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} Hanne Petri is the mother of Michala Petri and appeared with her in Leominster Festival 1988. ==Programme Biography== Hanne was born in Copenhagen in 1929. She studied at the Copenhagen Music Conservatorium and later in Vienna with Bruno Seidlhofer. She gave her first concert in 1954 and has given many concerts in Scandanavia and Austria. She has a great interest in contemporary mu...")
- 09:31, 13 April 2026 Michala Petri (hist | edit) [1,538 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} ==Programme Biography== When Miss Petri made her debut in Australia this year, “The Australian” said of her, “Michala Petri, brought to her playing the technical command and musical insight of an assured and mature exponent. Her command of the instrument, or more accurately, instruments (because recorders come in many sizes and timbres) is phenomenal. Her playing raises to celestial...")
- 09:26, 13 April 2026 Michala Petri (1988) (hist | edit) [2,830 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Michala Petri |venue = The Priory Church |date = Sunday 5th June 1988 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £4.00<br>(£3 and £1 concs) }} ==Programme Listing== '''MICHALA PETRI''' ''Accompanied by Hanna Petri'' When Miss Petri made her debut in Australia this year, “The Australian” said of her, “Michala Petri, brought to her playing the technical command and musical insight of an assured and mature ex...")
- 12:21, 8 April 2026 5th June (hist | edit) [179 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This page brings together events that have been held on 5th June over the years. ==Events== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Dates {{DEFAULTSORT:D.06.05}}")
- 12:20, 8 April 2026 Festival Service (1988) (hist | edit) [533 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = The Priory Church |date = Sunday 5th June 1988 |time = 10.00am |cost = Free }} The regular Festival Service was listed towards the end of the programme, under a separate section for 'Services'. As usual, a traditional Sunday morning church service at The Priory Church incorporating the opening of Leominster Festival 1988 in some way. ==Programme Listing== At THE PRIORY CHURCH. Everyone welc...")
- 09:01, 8 April 2026 The Chequers (hist | edit) [390 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Venue |address = 63 Etnam Street<br>Leominster<br>HR6 8AE |festivals = 1988 |status = Open |website = https://www.wyevalleybrewery.co.uk/our-pubs/the-chequers/ }} The Chequers is a 16th Century timber-framed pub on Etnam Street. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Venues Category:Pubs {{DEFAULTSORT:Chequers, The}}")
- 08:57, 8 April 2026 Local Bands (hist | edit) [344 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1988 }} Local bands are often invited to perform in music nights, typically at a pub or on the Grange, bringing their own muscical talents to create the evening. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Local Talent")
- 08:55, 8 April 2026 Pop at the Chequers (1988) (hist | edit) [557 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Bands |venue = The Chequers |date = Saturday 4th June 1988 |time = 8.00pm |cost = Free/£1 }} ==Programme Listing== A number of local pop groups will play live in the yard of the Chequers Inn. The final group will play in the Stable Bar to a restricted audience and admission to this final part of the evening will be by ticket only. Tickets (limited) will be on sale in The Chequers. Admissio...")
- 09:57, 27 March 2026 Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra (2026) (hist | edit) [587 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra |venue = Priory Church |date = Sunday 7th June 2026 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £18.50 }} ==Programme Listing== to follow ==Notes== From promotional material: Big thanks go out to Frank H. Dale Ltd for their continued sponsorship of this Leominster Festival event. Their sponsorship allows us to bring this amazing orchestra to our town, and we are so grateful for their support! Ca...")
- 09:19, 25 March 2026 Hagley Theatre Group (hist | edit) [1,412 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://www.facebook.com/HagleyTheatre (Facebook) |festivals = 1988 }} left|200pxHagley Theatre Group performed in Leominster Festival 1988. The group was formed in 1946 when Jo Adams was asked to produce a play for the Hagley Girls' Training Corps. Their first play, with a female only cast, was 'Ladies in Waiting'. Further plays were performed with a mixed cast a...")
- 09:00, 25 March 2026 A Health Unto Their Majesties (1988) (hist | edit) [898 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Hagley Theatre Group |venue = Forbury Chapel |date = Saturday 4th June 1988 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £2.00 (£1.00 concessions) }} ==Programme Listing== Hagley Theatre Group was started in 1946; since then, although only a small society, it has presented a wide cross section of drama including Ayckbourne, Miller, Shaw, Sheridan and Coward, to cater for the varied audiences it attracts. Recently...")
- 18:10, 19 March 2026 4th June (hist | edit) [179 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This page brings together events that have been held on 4th June over the years. ==Events== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Dates {{DEFAULTSORT:D.06.04}}")
- 18:07, 19 March 2026 Craft Fair (1988) (hist | edit) [1,434 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Residents<br>Local Children |venue = The Grange<br>The Priory Church |date = Saturday 4th June 1986 |time = 10:45am |cost = Free }} ==Programme Listing== As it did in 1986 the Festival begins with the Craft Fair, an event that is intended to attract the widest possible audience. The day offers a full programme of music, dancing and comedy. Included are Leominster Schools’ Brass Ban...")
- 09:45, 18 March 2026 Easter Bingo (2026) (hist | edit) [915 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = Grange Court |date = Thursday 2nd April 2026 |time = 7pm |cost = £10 }} ==Promotional Listing== We're starting Leominster Festival season early this year with a little warm up event! Join us for an Easter Bing Fundraiser at Grange Court. Thursday 2nd April, doors at 7pm eyes down 7.30pm. £10 for all games and books, with a bonus cash prize round! All proceeds go towards putting on...")
- 09:38, 18 March 2026 Leominster Festival 2026 (hist | edit) [674 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Festival |year = 2026 |dates = |events = |venues = }} '''Xth - Xst June 2026''' An introduction... ==Programme Introduction== Take from Programme ==Events by Date== {| class="eventstable" |- !Date !Events |- !colspan="2"|Warm Up Events |- |Thursday 2nd April 2026 |'''Easter Bingo'''<br>''at Grange Court'' |} ==Fringe Events== ''From the programme of events...'' ==Thanks== ''From the programme of events...'' Category:Festi...")
- 19:01, 9 March 2026 Leominster Festival 1988 (hist | edit) [13,986 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Festival |year = 1988 |dates = 4th - 19th June 1988 |events = |venues = }} '''4th - 19th June 1988''' Leominster Festival 1988 is the fifth festival, once again running two years after the previous festival in 1986. Since the last festival, the Leisure Centre just off the town centre has been completed and the editorial mentions the Tourist Information Office and Community Association being now firmly part of the town landscape. The programme is, once again,...")
- 14:27, 6 March 2026 Poetry Competition (1986) (hist | edit) [1,286 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Children<br>Local Residents |venue = Dinmore Manor |date = Sunday 15th June 1986 |time = |cost = Free }} A poetry competition was advertised and run in advance of the main festival, with the winners being revealed during An Evening of Words and Music at Dinmore Manor. The three age groups for the competition were: * Up to 11 years old * 11-...")
- 14:19, 6 March 2026 Croft Castle (1986) (hist | edit) [1,077 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = Croft Castle |date = June 1986 |time = |cost = }} This entry appears within the programme, randomly popping in between Pete Barnard Jazz and Booze Band (1986) and The Amati Piano Trio (1986), presumably using an available gap in the layout. There doesn't seem to be anything specifically tailored to the Festival, no bus trip or outing, more of a promotional entry. ==Programme Listing=...")
- 14:04, 6 March 2026 The Granary Gallery (hist | edit) [451 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Venue |address = South Street<br>Leominster |festivals = 1986 |status = No longer exists }} The Granary Gallery was, I believe, part of (or connected to) The Granary Tea Rooms in South Street, Leominster. It was just down the road from The Talbot Hotel and a lovely place to visit. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Venues Category:Cafes {{DEFAULTSORT:Granary Gallery, The}}")
- 14:02, 6 March 2026 The Granary Gallery (1986) (hist | edit) [370 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Cecily Sash<br>Local Residents |venue = The Granary Gallery |date = 15-22nd June 1986 |time = |cost = }} ==Programme Listing== The Granary Gallery, South Street. Exhibition of work by the pupils of Cecily Sash. Category:Events Category:Exhibitions {{DEFAULTSORT:Granary Gallery, The}}")
- 13:58, 6 March 2026 Local Children (hist | edit) [294 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1986 }} Children from the local schools are often included in Festival events. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Local Talent")
- 13:57, 6 March 2026 Children's Art Exhibition (1986) (hist | edit) [348 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Children |venue = Priory Church |date = 11-22nd June 1986 |time = |cost = }} ==Programme Listing== Children's art on display in the Priory Church. Contributed by children of all ages from schools in the Leominster area. Category:Events Category:Exhibitions")
- 12:22, 6 March 2026 Leominster Photographic Club (hist | edit) [456 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = year }} Leominster Photographic Club is a club whose aim is to encourage and motivate all levels of photographer, and our membership ranges from beginners through to advanced.<ref>https://www.lenslab.co.uk/cameraclubprofile.php?cameraclubid=30331</ref> ==References== <references/> ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Artists")
- 12:15, 6 March 2026 Leominster Library (hist | edit) [478 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Venue |address = (Originally South Street)<br>8 Buttercross<br>Leominster<br>HR6 8BN |festivals = 1986 |status = Open }} In the early days of Leominster Festival, the Library was located on South Street, opposite the top of Etnam Street. At some point this moved to its current location in the Buttercross, originally above Barclay's Bank. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Venues Category:Libraries")
- 12:10, 6 March 2026 Leominster Photographic Club Annual Exhibition (1986) (hist | edit) [318 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Leominster Photographic Club |venue = Leominster Library |date = 7-22nd June 1986 |time = |cost = }} ==Programme Listing== Leominster Photographic Club Annual Exhibition in the Library, South Street. Category:Events Category:Exhibitions")
- 11:55, 6 March 2026 June (hist | edit) [319 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Some events do not occur on specific dates, but are rather available throughout the month of the Festival. This page brings together those events that have been held across the whole of June over the years. ==Events== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Dates {{DEFAULTSORT:D.06.00}}")
- 11:37, 6 March 2026 John Scarlett Davis (hist | edit) [904 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://leominstermuseum.org.uk/leominster-people-exhibition/john-scarlett-davis-artist/ |festivals = year }} John Scarlett Davis, or Davies, was an English landscape, portrait and architectural painter, and lithographer. John Scarlett Davis was born above his father’s clockmakers shop in the High Street, Leominster.<ref>https://leominstermuseum.org.uk/leominster-people-exhibition/john-scarlett-davis-artist/<...")
- 11:25, 6 March 2026 Leominster Museum (hist | edit) [466 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Venue |address = 16 Etnam Street<br>Leominster<br>HR6 8AQ |festivals = 1986 |status = Open |website = https://leominstermuseum.org.uk/ }} Leominster Museum, located in Etnam Street since it's opening in April, is run entirely by volunteers and aims to provide an insight into the history of Leominster and the surrounding villages. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Venues Category:Museums")
- 11:15, 6 March 2026 Museum Exhibtion (1986) (hist | edit) [806 bytes] Wayne (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = John Scarlett Davis |venue = Leominster Museum |date = June 1986 |time = |cost = 25p }} John Scarlett Davis was born above his father’s clockmakers shop in the High Street, Leominster.<reference>https://leominstermuseum.org.uk/leominster-people-exhibition/john-scarlett-davis-artist/</reference> In Leominster Festival 1986, an exhibition of his art was presented in Leominster Museum. ==Prog...")
