Leominster Festival 1982

Leominster Festival 1982

Year	1982
Dates	6th - 19th June 1982

6th - 19th June 1982

In the beginning, Leominster Festival was only a biannual event, and so this is the second Festival after the very successful inaugral event in 1980.

Programme Introduction

This, the second Leominster Festival, is to take place almost entirely withIn the confines of the town. The visitor to the town will find most venues within easy walking distance of the town centre and free car parks. The impressive Priory Church is approached through Church Street with its fine display of Georgian houses. Many of the towns buildings are well-preserved and excellent examples of medieval and Tudor timber frame houses, the most famous of which was built by John Abel, the King’s Carpenter, in 1633, Now known as Grange Court, it was moved to its present position in the last century and overlooks the peaceful central park area where family entertainment will take place on both Saturdays of the Festival.

Set, as it is, in beautiful Herefordshire countryside close to the Wye Valley and Black Mountains, the town is worthy of a visit at any time.

During Festival Fortnight it should not be missed. After the success of the first Festival, the Leominster Festival Society is proud to bring to the town another varied programme of artists, all renowned in their own fields. We are confident that we shall be well supported by the townspeople and the visitor will find much to enjoy also.

The design on the cover is the Leominster Knot; a unique and ancient symbol of the Towns Trades Guilds signifying their interdependence and fellowship

Events by Date

Date	Events
Sunday 6th June 1982	Choral Festival Service All welcome at The Priory Church, Leominster Excursions An entertainment with words and music
Monday 7th June 1982	Savoy Singers An evening with Gilbert and Sullivan
Tuesday 8th June 1982	Leominster Choral Society Celebrity Concert Conductor: Vernon Thurgood
Wednesday 9th June 1982	My Dearest Friend A programme about Haydn and Mozart in words and music Country and Western Evening Jones and Jones
Thursday 10th June 1982	The Leominster Arts Club Drama Group presents It's Autumn Now A costume comedy in one act by Philip Johnson Leominster Drama Group presents Bashful Bill A twenties comedy in one act by John J Melluish
Friday 11th June 1982	Mystery History Tour with Mr J Tonkin Rock Band Concert in The Grange All Star Jazz Concert in The Royal Oak Hotel
Saturday 12th June 1982	Children's Theatre Major Mustard Travelling Road Show Julian Lloyd-Webber Concert Cellist, accompanied by Simon Nicholls
Sunday 13th June 1982	Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Kenneth Page
Monday 14th June 1982	Curiosities for the Collector an illustrated talk by Philip Baldwin, FRICS Come Dancing with the Robert Parker Disco Demonstration of disco dancing by the pupils of The Leominster Dance Studio
Tuesday 15th June 1982	Local Amateur Talent Competition to include original songs and poems by Leominster residents Michael Casson - Master Potter gives a demonstration lecture
Wednesday 16th June 1982	Junior Schools Concert at the Junior School Hall
Thursday 17th June 1982	An Evening with Jake Thackray Return of this celebrated cabaret performer
Friday 18th June 1982	The City Waited National Theatre Musicians
Saturday 19th June 1982	All day in The Grange Craft Fair Nearly 100 stalls demonstrating and selling a great variety of local crafts The Festival Ball with fancy dress preferable - "Festival Ferrago"

Fringe Events

From the programme of events...

FRINGE EVENTS include; BBC “Any Questions?” will be broadcast from the Minster School on 25th June FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO ‘FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL (Annual subscription £1.50)

“Sunday Times” Wine Club Tasting. Dutton House on 9th June

“Made in Leominster Exhibition”, Leominster Civic Trust. 5th-19th June, in Raffles window

Art Exhibition at The Granary School of Painting; Children’s Art Exhibitions Leominster Arts Club Annual Exhibition 16-19th June

Display of late 19th and early 20th Century photographs of Leominster and District

Special Flower Display in the Priory Church. 6th-16th June

Six British films will be shown by the Leominster Film Society.

Thanks

From the programme of events...

The Leominster Festival Society acknowledges with thanks the sponsorship of:

• The Leominster Town Council
• Re-Equip International
• The Inner Wheel Club
• The Gisela Pincham Fund
• Marks and Spencer
• Cadbury-Schweppes
• Charles Henry Foyle Trust
• Rotary Club of Leominster
• Bulmers
• John Player and Sons
• Stooke Hill and Co
• Russell Baldwin and Bright
• Dales
• Statfordshire Building Society
• H R Smith
• Harpers
• National Westminster Bank
• Bedford Dials Ltd.
• Lloyds Bank
• West Hereford Service Station

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 organized by the Leominster Festival Committee which made this project possible.

We are grateful, also, to the Women’s lnstitute and other organizations which have given practical assistance.