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|''All day in The Grange''<br>'''[[Craft Fair (1984)|Craft Fair]]'''<br>''with Maestro Steel Band, Country Dancing and Leominster Morris Men'' | |''All day in The Grange''<br>'''[[Craft Fair (1984)|Craft Fair]]'''<br>''with Maestro Steel Band, Country Dancing and Leominster Morris Men'' | ||
'''[[The Ballet Company (1984)|The Ballet Company]]'''<br>''Classical ballet'' | |||
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|Sunday 17th June 1984 | |Sunday 17th June 1984 | ||
|'''[[Visit Croft Castle and Berrington Hall (1984)|Visit Croft Castle and Berrington Hall]]'''<br>''Bus tour including tea'' | |'''[[Visit Croft Castle and Berrington Hall (1984)|Visit Croft Castle and Berrington Hall]]'''<br>''Bus tour including tea'' | ||
'''[[Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra (1984)|Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra]]'''<br>''Conductor: Kenneth Page'' | |||
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Revision as of 15:43, 8 October 2024
| Year | 1984 |
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| Dates | 10th - 24th June 1984 |
| Events | 24 |
10th - 24th June 1984
1984 presented the third Leominster Festival following the very successful years of 1980 and 1982.
Programme Introduction
Leominster is an ancient market town set in the rich, red earth of the Herefordshire countryside. Famous in the Middle Ages for its fine quality wool, “Lemster Ore”, it retains today many mediaeval “black and white” buildings, such as those in Draper’s Lane and Corn Square, and of a later date the magnificent Grange Court (formerly the Market Hall) built by John Abel, the King’s carpenter, in 1633. In contrast, Etnam Street and Church Street are almost completely Georgian.
Church Street also contains the Forbury chapel (now a Dancing School) built 700 years ago in 1284. Though outwardly a simple structure, it has a handsome hammerbeam roof with carved heads. The priory Church itself, in which many of the concerts will take place, is a beautiful building with Norman pillars, 12th century carving and exquisite ballflower decoration, reminding us that the town originally grew up around the Anglo-Saxon minster.
The third Leominster Festival again offers a wide variety of events and artists of national and international renown. The area is also fortunate to be the home of many creative artists, some of whose work will be seen and heard in the Art Exhibition, the Craft Fair, plays and concerts during the next fortnight. We hope there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
There is free car parking in all areas and most of the events will be within easy walking distance of the town centre.
The design on the cover is the Leominster Knot, a unique and ancient symbol of the Town’s Trade Guilds signifying their independence and fellowship.
Events by Date
| Date | Events |
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| Sunday xth June 19xx | Pretext Event1 Posttext
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| Sunday 10th June 1984 | Festival Service with Family Communion The Creation by J Haydn |
| Monday 11th June 1984 | Piano Recital - Phillip Dyson at The Priory Church |
| Tuesday 12th June 1984 | Junior Schools Concert at The Junior School Hall |
| Wednesday 13th June 1984 | An Evening with Tommy Burton Entertainer and Jazz Pianist - Adult Humour Recital - Heather Harper (soprano) |
| Thursday 14th June 1984 | Leominster Drama Group presents Round and Round the Garden by Alan Ayckbourn |
| Friday 15th June 1984 | Lunchtime Organ Recital At The Priory Church Marisa Robles - Harp Recital Country and Western |
| Saturday 16th June 1984 | All day in The Grange Craft Fair with Maestro Steel Band, Country Dancing and Leominster Morris Men The Ballet Company |
| Sunday 17th June 1984 | Visit Croft Castle and Berrington Hall Bus tour including tea Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra |
Fringe Events
From the programme of events...
OTHER EVENTS will include:
Exhibition of the work of Cecily Sash, at “The Granary”, South Street, Leominster
Children’s Art Exhbition
Display of late 19th and early 20th century Photographs of Leominster and District
Leominster Arts Club Exhibition, Mortimer Room, Talbot Hotel
A Film will be shown by Leominster Film Society
Special Flower Display in Priory Church, 10th – 17th June
Thanks
From the programme of events...
The Leominster Festival Society acknowledges with thanks the sponsorship of :
- Lloyds Bank<
- The Leominster Town Council
- Russell, Baldwin & Bright
- Stooke Hill & Co
- Staffordshire Building Society
- Dales
- Trustee Savings Bank
- H. R. Smith
- Beaumont, Smith & Davies
- National Westminster Bank
- Wilsons Wines
- Midland Bank
- Jacksons
- Cadbury-Schweppes
- The Gisela Pincham Fund
This event takes place with financial assistance from West Midlands Arts 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 the Women’s Institute and other organisations which have given practical assistance.