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{{Infobox_Festival
|year = 1980
|dates = 8th - 21st June
|events = 20
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}}
'''8th - 21st June 1980'''
'''8th - 21st June 1980'''


An introduction to the Festival as taken from the programme of events...
The very first Leominster Festival opened in 1980 after at least two years of preparation and planning.


''The Festival is to take place in various venues in the attractive small market town of Leominster. The town, which grew up around the Priory Church and is still largely medieval in character, is well worth a visit not only for the many interesting features it has to offer, but also for its setting in beautiful Herefordshire countryside close to the Wye Valley and Black Mountains of Wales.''
==Programme Introduction==


''The Leominster Festival Society is promoting this Festival in order to bring a varied programme of music, drama and the visual arts to the people of Leominster and the surrounding countryside. It is hoped that many visitors from further afield will consider it worthwhile including Leominster in their holiday plans. We should like to draw attention to the two Saturdays within the Festival fortnight, 14th and 21st June, when parents should bring their children to an entirely FREE entertainment in the town centre.''
The Festival is to take place in various venues in the attractive small market town of Leominster. The town, which grew up around the Priory Church and is still largely medieval in character, is well worth a visit not only for the many interesting features it has to offer, but also for its setting in beautiful Herefordshire countryside close to the Wye Valley and Black Mountains of Wales.


==Events by Date==
The Leominster Festival Society is promoting this Festival in order to bring a varied programme of music, drama and the visual arts to the people of Leominster and the surrounding countryside. It is hoped that many visitors from further afield will consider it worthwhile including Leominster in their holiday plans. We should like to draw attention to the two Saturdays within the Festival fortnight, 14th and 21st June, when parents should bring their children to an entirely FREE entertainment in the town centre.


===Sunday 8th June 1980===
''The design shown on the cover is the Leominster Knot, a unique and ancient symbol of the town’s Trades Guilds, signifying their interdependence and fellowship.''


'''[[Choral Festival Service]]'''<br>
==Events by Date==
''All welcome at The Priory Church Leominster''


'''[[Idle Pleasures]]'''<br>
{| class="eventstable"
''An entertainment with words and music''
|-
!Date
!Events
|-
|Sunday 8th June 1980
|'''[[Choral Festival Service (1980)|Choral Festival Service]]'''<br>''All welcome at The Priory Church Leominster''


===Monday 9th June 1980===
'''[[Idle Pleasures (1980)|Idle Pleasures]]'''<br>''An entertainment with words and music''
|-
|Monday 9th June 1980
|'''[[Fashion Show (1980)|Fashion Show]]'''<br>''Original designs by Richard and Helen Vine and Friends''
|-
|Tuesday 10th June 1980
|'''[[Leominster Choral Society Concert (1980)|Leominster Choral Society Concert]]'''<br>''Conductor - Vernon Thurgood''
|-
|Wednesday 11th June 1980
|'''[[An Evening with Jake Thackray (1980)|An Evening with Jake Thackray]]'''


'''[[Fashion Show]]'''<br>
'''[[An Organ Recital (1980)|An Organ Recital]]'''<br>''by Marc Rochester''
''Original designs by Richard and Helen Vine and Friends''
|-
|Thursday 12th June 1980
|''Leominster Drama Group presents''<br>'''[[Confusions (1980)|Confusions]]'''<br>''Five interlinked one-act plays by Alan Ayckbourn''
|-
|Friday 13th June 1980
|'''[[Tour of Leominster's Historic Buildings (1980)|Tour of Leominster's Historic Buildings]]'''<br>''with Mr J Tonkin''


---
'''[[Live Pop and Disco (1980)|Live Pop and Disco]]'''
|-
|Saturday 14th June 1980
|''Theatr Powys presents a''<br>'''[[Children's Street Entertainment (1980)|Children's Street Entertainment]]'''


{{Event Summary
'''[[Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra (1980)|Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra]]'''<br>''Conductor - Kenneth Page''
|Title = Leominster Choral Society Concert
|-
|Summary = Conductor - Vernon Thurgood
|Sunday 15th June 1980
|Date = Tuesday 10th June 1980
|'''[[Lecture Recital (1980)|Lecture Recital]]'''<br/>''by Fritz Spiegl''
|Time = 7:30pm
|-
}}
|Monday 16th June 1980
|'''[[Leslie Penning and Company (1980)|Leslie Penning and Company]]'''<br/>''in a programme of Renaissance Music and Original Works''
|-
|Tuesday 17th June 1980
|'''[[The New Delta Jazz Band (1980)|The New Delta Jazz Band]]'''
|-
|Wednesday 18th June 1980
|'''[[Junior School Concert (1980)|Junior School Concert]]'''
|-
|Thursday 19th June 1980
|''The Leominster Arts Club Drama Group presents''<br />'''[[Dark Lucy (1980)|Dark Lucy]]'''<br/>''A thriller by Philip King and Parnell Bradbury''
|-
|Friday 20th June 1980
|'''[[The Baccholian Singers of London (1980)|The Baccholian Singers of London]]'''<br/>''Music for Male Consort''


{{Event Summary
''Local Amateaur Talent Competition''<br/>'''[[Midsummer Madness (1980)|Midsummer Madness]]'''
|Title = An Evening with Jake Thackray
|-
|Summary = At the Royal Oak Hotel
|Saturday 21st June 1980
|Date = Wednesday 11th June 1980
|'''[[A Free Afternoon's Entertainment (1980)|A Free Afternoon's Entertainment]]'''<br/>''at The Grange''
|Time = 8:00pm
}}


{{Event Summary
'''[[The Festival Ball (1980)|The Festival Ball]]'''<br/>''with the Glenn Stephens Show Band''
|Title = An Organ Recital
|}
|Summary = By Marc Rochester
|Date = Wednesday 11th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}


{{Event Summary
==Fringe Events==
|Kicker = Leominster Drama Group presents
|Title = Confusions
|Summary = Five interlinked one-act plays by Alan Ayckbourn
|Date = Thursday 12th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}


{{Event Summary
''From the programme of events...''
|Title = Tour of Leominster's Historic Buildings
|Summary = with Mr J Tonkin
|Date = Friday 13th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}


{{Event Summary
Other events during the Festival fortnight include a Childrens Art Competition organised by TOC H, a Window  Dressing competition and “I Spy” organised by the Chamber of Trade, a display of Antiquarian Maps at the Leomlnster Museum arranged by Mr. D. Turton, an Arts and Crafts Exhibition mounted by the Leominster Arts Club, and special flower arrangements at the Priory Church. Miss Cicely Sash will exhibit her students’ work at the Granary School of Art.
|Title = Live Pop and Disco
|Summary =
|Date = Friday 13th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}


{{Event Summary
==Thanks==
|Kicker = Theatr Powys presents
|Title = Children's Street Entertainment
|Summary = Also late night pub entertainment
|Date = Saturday 14th June 1980
|Time = 2:30pm onwards
}}


{{Event Summary
''From the programme of events...''
|Title = Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra (1980)
|Summary = Conductor - Kenneth Page
|Date = Saturday 14th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}


{{Event Summary
The Leominster FestIval SocIety acknowledges with thanks the
|Title = Lecture Recital
sponsorshlp of:
|Summary = by Fritz Spiegl
|Date = Sunday 15th June 1980
|Time = 8:00pm
}}


{{Event Summary
* The Leominster Town Council
|Title = Leslie Penning and Company
* Gisela Pincham Fund
|Summary = in a programme of Renaissance Music and original works
* Trustee Savings Bank
|Date = Monday 16th June 1980
* Barclays Bank
|Time = 8:00pm
* Henry Wiggin
}}
* Lloyds Bank
* Bulmers Ltd.
* Midland Bank
* Staffordshire Building SocIety
* National Westminster Bank
* Marks and Spencer
* Stooke Hill and Co.
* Sun Valley
* Russell, Baldwin & Bright
* Mifflln Construction Ltd.
* C. H. Harvey & Son
* Leominster Industrial Association
* F. H, Dale Ltd.
* Cadbury-Schweppes, Marlbrook


{{Event Summary
and other local firms and private individuals, together with the many fund-raising events organised by the Leominster Festival Committee which made this project possible. We are grateful, also, to those
|Title = The New Delta Jazz Band
organisations which have offered practical assistance.
|Summary =
|Date = Tuesday 17th June 1980
|Time = 8:00pm
}}
 
{{Event Summary
|Title = Junior School Concert
|Summary =
|Date = Wednesday 18th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}
 
{{Event Summary
|Kicker = Leominster Arts Club Drama Group presents
|Title = Dark Lucy
|Summary = A thriller by Philip King and Parnell Bradbury
|Date = Thursday 19th June 1980
|Time = 7:30pm
}}
 
{{Event Summary
|Title = The Baccholian Singers of London
|Summary = Music for male consort
|Date = Friday 20th June 1980
|Time = 8:00pm
}}
 
{{Event Summary
|Kicker = Local amateur talent competition
|Title = Midsummer Madness
|Summary =
|Date = Friday 20th June 1980
|Time = 7:00pm
}}
 
{{Event Summary
|Title = A Free Afternoon's Entertainment
|Summary = at The Grange
|Date = Saturday 21st June 1980
|Time = 2:30pm
}}


{{Event Summary
[[Category:Festivals]]
|Title = The Festival Ball
{{DEFAULTSORT:1982}}
|Summary = With the Glenn Stephens Show Band
|Date = Saturday 21st June 1980
|Time = 8:00pm - 12:00 midnight
}}

Latest revision as of 13:38, 28 May 2024

Leominster Festival 1980
Year 1980
Dates 8th - 21st June
Events 20


8th - 21st June 1980

The very first Leominster Festival opened in 1980 after at least two years of preparation and planning.

Programme Introduction

The Festival is to take place in various venues in the attractive small market town of Leominster. The town, which grew up around the Priory Church and is still largely medieval in character, is well worth a visit not only for the many interesting features it has to offer, but also for its setting in beautiful Herefordshire countryside close to the Wye Valley and Black Mountains of Wales.

The Leominster Festival Society is promoting this Festival in order to bring a varied programme of music, drama and the visual arts to the people of Leominster and the surrounding countryside. It is hoped that many visitors from further afield will consider it worthwhile including Leominster in their holiday plans. We should like to draw attention to the two Saturdays within the Festival fortnight, 14th and 21st June, when parents should bring their children to an entirely FREE entertainment in the town centre.

The design shown on the cover is the Leominster Knot, a unique and ancient symbol of the town’s Trades Guilds, signifying their interdependence and fellowship.

Events by Date

Date Events
Sunday 8th June 1980 Choral Festival Service
All welcome at The Priory Church Leominster

Idle Pleasures
An entertainment with words and music

Monday 9th June 1980 Fashion Show
Original designs by Richard and Helen Vine and Friends
Tuesday 10th June 1980 Leominster Choral Society Concert
Conductor - Vernon Thurgood
Wednesday 11th June 1980 An Evening with Jake Thackray

An Organ Recital
by Marc Rochester

Thursday 12th June 1980 Leominster Drama Group presents
Confusions
Five interlinked one-act plays by Alan Ayckbourn
Friday 13th June 1980 Tour of Leominster's Historic Buildings
with Mr J Tonkin

Live Pop and Disco

Saturday 14th June 1980 Theatr Powys presents a
Children's Street Entertainment

Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor - Kenneth Page

Sunday 15th June 1980 Lecture Recital
by Fritz Spiegl
Monday 16th June 1980 Leslie Penning and Company
in a programme of Renaissance Music and Original Works
Tuesday 17th June 1980 The New Delta Jazz Band
Wednesday 18th June 1980 Junior School Concert
Thursday 19th June 1980 The Leominster Arts Club Drama Group presents
Dark Lucy
A thriller by Philip King and Parnell Bradbury
Friday 20th June 1980 The Baccholian Singers of London
Music for Male Consort

Local Amateaur Talent Competition
Midsummer Madness

Saturday 21st June 1980 A Free Afternoon's Entertainment
at The Grange

The Festival Ball
with the Glenn Stephens Show Band

Fringe Events

From the programme of events...

Other events during the Festival fortnight include a Childrens Art Competition organised by TOC H, a Window Dressing competition and “I Spy” organised by the Chamber of Trade, a display of Antiquarian Maps at the Leomlnster Museum arranged by Mr. D. Turton, an Arts and Crafts Exhibition mounted by the Leominster Arts Club, and special flower arrangements at the Priory Church. Miss Cicely Sash will exhibit her students’ work at the Granary School of Art.

Thanks

From the programme of events...

The Leominster FestIval SocIety acknowledges with thanks the sponsorshlp of:

  • The Leominster Town Council
  • Gisela Pincham Fund
  • Trustee Savings Bank
  • Barclays Bank
  • Henry Wiggin
  • Lloyds Bank
  • Bulmers Ltd.
  • Midland Bank
  • Staffordshire Building SocIety
  • National Westminster Bank
  • Marks and Spencer
  • Stooke Hill and Co.
  • Sun Valley
  • Russell, Baldwin & Bright
  • Mifflln Construction Ltd.
  • C. H. Harvey & Son
  • Leominster Industrial Association
  • F. H, Dale Ltd.
  • Cadbury-Schweppes, Marlbrook

and other local firms and private individuals, together with the many fund-raising events organised by the Leominster Festival Committee which made this project possible. We are grateful, also, to those organisations which have offered practical assistance.

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