Leominster Festival 1984

Leominster Festival 1984

Year	1984
Dates	10th - 24th June 1984
Events	25

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
Sunday 10th June 1984	Festival Service with Family Communion The Creation by J Haydn Leominster Choral Society and Telford Chamber Orchestra
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) Telford Chamber Orchestra
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 "The Perfect Harpist" - The New York Times Country and Western Dancing to Trevor Adams
Saturday 16th June 1984	All day in The Grange Craft Fair with Maestro Steel Band, Country Dancing and Leominster Morris Men The Ballet Company Classical ballet
Sunday 17th June 1984	Visit Croft Castle and Berrington Hall Bus tour including tea Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Kenneth Page
Monday 18th June 1984	Local Amateur Talent Competition For adults and children
Tuesday 19th June 1984	The Leominster Arts Club Drama Group presents Open All Night An original play by Coral Earnshaw
Wednesday 20th June 1984	Leominster History Tour Conducted by Mr J W Tonkin BA FSA Organ Recital - Robert Crowley The Priory Church
Thursday 21st June 1984	Golden Age of English Music and Dance Choral and instrumental music with dances
Friday 22nd June 1984	Lunch Time Organ Recital Concert by The Medici String Quartet Music by Haydn, Dvorak and Ravel
Saturday 23rd June 1984	Festival Cricket Match At The Grange Jazz Master Class Jazz instrumentalists are invited to take part All Star Jazz Concert Featuring Roy Williams, Digby Fairweather, John Barnes and Stan Barker
Sunday 24th June 1984	Entertainment with Words and Music Devised by Anthony and Juliana Hughes

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.