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12:38, 21 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The Ballet Company (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = The Ballet Company |venue = The Minster School |date = 16th June 1984 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £2.50 Adults £1.50 OAPs £1.00 Children }} An evening of ballet in The Minster School main hall, presented by The Ballet Company. Dances include the Pas de Trois from Swan Lake, Hansel and Gretel and dancing to music from Gershwin. ==Programme Listing== SATURDAY, 16th JUNE - 7.30 p.m. '''“T...")
13:47, 18 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Leominster Morris (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://leominstermorris.wordpress.com |festivals = 1984 }} Leominster Morris, or Leominster Morris Men as they appear in early Leominster Festival programmes, were revived in 1983 after the original Leominster Morris had foundered in the very early part of the 20th Century. Their first credited appearance at Leominster Festival was in 1984, soon after their formation, at the Craft Fair on...")
13:35, 18 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Craft Fair (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Traders Maestro Steel Band Leominster Morris Men |venue = venue |date = date year |time = |cost = }} After the success of the Craft Fair in Leominster Festival 1982, the event returns to The Grange in this year's line up. As before, a large variety of stall and crafts from Local Traders are present along with entertainment from the Maestro Stee...")
10:17, 18 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Trevor Adams (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = year }} Trevor Adams was a country and western singer who performed at Leominster Festival 1984 in the ballroom of The Talbot Hotel. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Singers {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Trevor}}")
10:14, 18 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Country and Western (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Trevor Adams |venue = The Talbot Hotel |date = 15th June 1984 |time = 9.00pm - 1.00am |cost = £2.00 }} A country and western dance with Trevor Adams at The Talbot Hotel. ==Programme Listing== FRIDAY, 15th JUNE - 9.00 p.m. – 1.00 a.m. '''COUNTRY AND WESTERN DANCING to TREVOR ADAMS''' Tickets: £2.00 - '''THE TALBOT HOTEL''' Category:Events Category:Dances Category:Live Music")
08:58, 15 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Marisa Robles (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisa_Robles |festivals = 1984 }} Marisa Robles was born in Spain and made her concert debut on the harp at the age of just 17. She has performed on the BBC and wrote the music for the Chronicles of Narnia on a set of audiobooks. She was also the artistic director for the first two Cardiff World Harp Festivals in 1991 and 1994. ==Programme Biography== MARISA ROBLES studied the ha...")
08:47, 15 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Marisa Robles - Harp Recital (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Marisa Robles |venue = The Priory Church |date = 15th June 1984 |time = |cost = }} In the second event of the day in the Priory Church, Marisa Robles performs a harp recital. Called 'The Perford Harpist' by the New York Times, Marisa has an infectious enthusiasm and her informal approach to concerts enables her audience to feel they have met the player as well as attended a concert by a sup...")
08:41, 15 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Lunchtime Organ Recital (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = The Priory Church |date = 15th June 1984 |time = Midday |cost = Free }} A lunchtime organ recital in the Priory Church. Free to attend but a retiring collection at the end. Unfortunately, no details on the performer for this event. ==Programme Listing== FRIDAY, 15th JUNE - 12 noon – 1.00 p.m. '''LUNCH TIME ORGAN RECITAL''' Retiring Collection '''THE PRIORY CHURCH, LEOMINSTER''' Ca...")
08:56, 14 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs moved page It's Autumn Now and Bashful Bill(1982) to It's Autumn Now and Bashful Bill (1982) without leaving a redirect
08:55, 14 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Round and Round the Garden (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Leominster Drama Group |venue = The Minster School |date = 14th June 1984 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £1.50 Adults 75p Children and OAPs }} Leominster Drama Group returned to the festival with a performance of Alan Ayckbourn's Round and Round the Garden, the third part of his Norman Conquests trilogy. Set in the countryside amongst Mother's overgrown garden, something more troublesome than brambl...")
08:42, 14 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Heather Harper (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Harper |festivals = 1984 }} Heather Harper is a renowned Northern Irish operatic soprano who has appeared in leading operatic roles and concerts in venues and festivals throughout the country, including at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and Bayreuth. She has also been a regular performer at the London Promenade Concerts and her final performance was in 1994 at the BBC Proms....")
08:30, 14 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Recital - Heather Harper (soprano) (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Heather Harper Telford Chamber Orchestra |venue = The Priory Church |date = 13th June 1984 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £3.00 Adults £2.00 Children and OAPs }} Heather Harper was a renowned Northern Irish operatic soprano who performed with the Telford Chamber Orchestra for Leominster Festival in the wonderful acustics of The Priory Church. ==Programme Listing== WEDNESDAY, 13th JUNE...")
13:19, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Tommy Burton (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1984 }} Tommy Burton is a consumate entertainer and jazz pianist, often called Britains Fats Waller. His career spanned 50 years and in the 1970s he played festivals the length of the United Kingdom, including Leominster Festival in 1984. He also made numerous appearances on the Pebble Mill at 1 show on the BBC. His performance included humourous jokes and tales, often of a very adult nature, and...")
13:12, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page An Evening with Tommy Burton (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Tommy Burton |venue = The Royal Oak |date = 13th June 1984 |time = 9.00pm |cost = £2.50, £1.50 OAPs }} Tommy Burton, who has been called Britain's answers to Fat's Waller, brought his charismatic performance and raconteur skills to Leominster Festival 1984 where he delivered an entertaining evening of jazz piano, songs, tunes and jokes. ==Programme Listing== WEDNESDAY, 13th JUNE - 9.00 p.m....")
09:18, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Family Fun Day (2024) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = The Grange |date = 15th June 2024 |time = 11am-3pm |cost = Free }} A hugely well organised and well attended event including a huge circus tent, rides for the children, entertainers, inflatable pub, live music, cakes, food stalls and games. Despite an early rainy start, the sun came out by midday and the crowds came. Entertainers included dancers who appeared throughout the day in a wide variet...")
09:07, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Author Information (Created page with "This page provides information and useful templates for the authors on this site. * Base Page Festival * Base Page Event * Base Page Venue * Base Page Performer * Base Page Categories * LFH Style Guide * Template:Event Summary * Common.css * Category:Infoboxes MediaWiki has been installed. Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for inform...")
09:00, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Junior Schools Concert (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Leominster Junior School Pupils |venue = Leominster Junior School |date = 12th June 1984 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £1.00 Adults, children free }} By now, the Junior Schools Concert has become a regular feature of Leominster Festival. Performed by the pupils of Leominster Junior School in their school hall. ==Programme Listing== TUESDAY, 12th JUNE 7.30 p.m. JUNIOR SCHOOLS CONCERT Tickets: £1.00, Chil...")
08:54, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Phillip Dyson (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = year }} Phillip Dyson is an internation concert pianist and renowned as a great entertainer with a "wonderfully dry, very Briish sense of humour". He has played in sold-out performances around the world on his own and appears regularly with the world's most prestigious orchestras, particularly in Europe and America where his reputation precedes him. He is known for his connection to the audience a...")
08:45, 11 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Piano Recital - Phillip Dyson (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Phillip Dyson |venue = The Priory Church |date = 11th June 1984 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £2.00 Adult £1.25 Children and OAPs }} Phillip Dyson performs a piano recital at The Priory Church with some refreshments available at the interval. ==Programme Listing== MONDAY, 11th JUNE 7.30p.m. PIANO RECITAL – PHILLIP DYSON Tickets: £2.00 Adults, £1.25 Children and OAPs Refreshments availabl...")
09:56, 10 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Telford Chamber Orchestra (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://telfordorchestra.org.uk/ |festivals = year }} intro ==Programme Biography== ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Singers {{DEFAULTSORT:name}}")
09:52, 10 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs moved page The Creation by J Haydn (1980) to The Creation by J Haydn (1984) without leaving a redirect
09:50, 10 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Category:Choral Singing (Created page with "Choral singing is a regular occurance at Leominster Festival and this category captures those events which include it. Category:Events")
09:49, 10 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The Creation by J Haydn (1980) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Leominster Choral Society Vernon Thurgood Telford Chamber Orchestra |venue = The Priory Church |date = 10th June 1984 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £2.50 Adults £1.50 children and OAPs }} Vernon Thurgood conducted the Leominster Choral Society alongside the Telford Chamber Orchestra to perform J Haydyn's The Creation in the second event at The Priory Church on this opening S...")
09:42, 10 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Festival Service (1984) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = The Priory Church |date = 10th June 1984 |time = 10.00am |cost = Free }} The Festival Service to open the Festival was a tradition that continued in the 1984 Leominster Festival. Held at The Priory Church, it included a family communion as part of the Sunday service. Evensong at 6pm was also an option. ==Programme Listing== SUNDAY, 10th JUNE 10.00 a.m. '''FESTIVAL SERVICE''' with FAMILY C...")
10:02, 8 October 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Leominster Festival 1984 (Created page with "{{Infobox_Festival |year = 1984 |dates = 10th - 24th June 1984 |events = 24 |venues = }} '''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” build...")
10:52, 21 August 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The Festival Ball (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = |venue = The Talbot Hotel |date = 19th June 1982 |time = 8.30pm |cost = £2.00 }} The Leominster Festival Ball marks the end of Leominster Festival 1982. Fancy dress is encouraged with the theme of Festival Farrago, which seems to indicate anything goes! Held at The Talbot Hotel, unfortunately there is no indication of what music was provided or who may have performed. ==Programme Listing== SAT...")
10:24, 21 August 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The Maestro Steel Band (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1982 }} The Maestro Steel Band performed at Leominster Festival in 1982 at a Craft Fair on The Grange. At this point, we're not sure if this was a local steel band or if it travelled from further afield. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Bands {{DEFAULTSORT:Maestro Steel Band, The}}")
10:22, 21 August 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Local Traders (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |festivals = 1982 }} Local traders are often invited to show and sell their wares at fairs and events, particularly open air events on areas like The Grange. Although not strictly performers, this category captures instances where local traders have provided support to an event which couldn't occur without them. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Local...")
10:10, 21 August 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Craft Fair (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Traders |venue = The Grange |date = 19th June 1982 |time = 2.00pm |cost = Free }} ==Programme Listing== SATURDAY. 19th JUNE ALL DAY IN THE GRANGE ''CRAFT FAIR'' Nearly 100 stalls demonstrating and selling a great variety of local crafts Silversmiths ~ Potters ~ Woodworkers ~ Blacksmiths ~ Painters Spinners and Weavers, etc The MAESTRO STEEL BAND (Sponsored by The Charles Henry Foyle Trust...")
09:09, 20 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The City Waites (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} The City Waites are a quartet of musicians who take their name from the musicians who were maintained by towns and cities to provide music for municipal occasions. They recreate the vitality, spontaneity, humour and sometimes bawdy aspects of Early Music and perform frequently at the National Theatre. For Leominster Festival 1982, they boug...")
09:05, 20 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The City Waites (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = [The City Waites]] |venue = Leominster Junior School |date = 18th June 1982 |time = 8.00pm |cost = £2.00 Adults £1.00 Children and OAPs }} The City Waites are a quartet of musicians who take their name from the musicians who were maintained by towns and cities to provide music for municipal occasions. They recreate the vitality, spontaneity, humour and sometimes bawdy aspects of Early Music and pe...")
17:10, 19 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page An Evening with Jake Thackray (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Jake Thackray |venue = The Royal Oak Hotel |date = 17th June 1982 |time = 8.00pm |cost = £2.00 }} [[Jake Thackray returns for a second festival, performing at The Royal Oak Hotel with another evening of live singing with a comic element. ==Programme Listing== THURSDAY, 17th JUNE - 8.00 p.m. '''AN EVENING with JAKE THACKRAY''' Return of this celebrated cabaret performer Tickets £2.00 - '''THE...")
09:06, 19 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Junior Schools Concert (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Leominster Junior School Pupils |venue = Leominster Junior School |date = 16th June 1982 |time = 7.30pm |cost = 50p Adults Children free }} Once again, Leominster Junior School Pupils present a school concert at Leominster Junior School. ==Programme Listing== WEDNESDAY, 16th JUNE 7.30 p.m. '''JUNIOR SCHOOLS CONCERT''' Tickets 50p Adults, Children Free '''JUNIOR SCHOOL HALL, GEORGE STREET...")
10:47, 18 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Michael Casson (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Casson |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} Michael Casson OBE lived from 2 April 1925 to 12 December 2003 and was one of the founding potters of the Craft Potters Association.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Casson</ref> In 1976, he created and presented a programme for the BBC, 'The Craft of the Potter' that included practical demo...")
10:38, 18 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The Old Priory (Created page with "{{Infobox_Venue |address = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 |status = Open }} The Old Priory is located behind The Priory Church and is an old monastic building and is one of the few surviving buildings that were built by the monks of Leominster Priory.<ref>https://www.leominsterheartandheritage.co.uk/leominsters-story-1/priory-house</ref> Although previously repurposed as a mansion house for the mayor, i...")
10:33, 18 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Category:Pottery (Created page with "Pottery events are not a regular occurance in the festival but this category is used to capture any that occur. Category:Events")
10:32, 18 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Michael Casson - Master Potter (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Michael Casson |venue = The Old Priory |date = 15th June 1982 |time = 7.30pm |cost = £1.00 Adults 50p Children }} A demonstration and lecture on pottery from Master Potter, Michael Casson. This event was held in The Old Priory. Michael Casson's personal ceramic work has been widely acclaimed and he is probably best-known to the general public from his popular TV 1976 BBC series and book...")
12:42, 17 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Local Amateur Talent Competition (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Local Residents |venue = The Talbot Hotel |date = 15th June 1982 |time = 7.00pm |cost = 50p Adults 20p Children }} As with the first year, Leominster Festival 1982 included a talent show for local residents to show off their skills, primarily singing and poetry according to the programme. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the event, there are no details of who came along and what they performed....")
12:36, 17 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Local Residents (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1980 |lastYear = 1982 TBC }} Local residents are often invited to perform in talent shows or open mike nights, bringing their own talents to create the evening. This may cover all sorts of performances such as singing, poetry or art submissions. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Local Talent")
12:01, 12 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Denise Weavers (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} Denise Weavers is a ballroom and Latin-American dancer who partners with David Sycamore. They were the Ten Dance World Champions every year from 1978 through to 1985 <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_10_Dance_Champions</ref>. David and Denise have been referred to as the professionals' professionals. They have won the British Nation...")
12:01, 12 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page David Sycamore (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} David Sycamore is a ballroom and Latin-American dancer who partners with Denise Weavers. They were the Ten Dance World Champions every year from 1978 through to 1985 <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_10_Dance_Champions</ref>. David and Denise have been referred to as the professionals' professionals. They have won the British Nation...")
11:21, 12 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Category:Dancers (Created page with "Performers who dance in any style. Category:Performers")
11:19, 12 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page The Leominster Dance Studio (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} The Leominster Dance Studio was, as the name would indicate, a dance studio in Leominster. Unfortunately, it no longer appears to exist. ==Notes== There is a Leominster Dance Studio on YouTube with a handful of videos, but this particular studio ran from September 2001 to June 2017, so I am assuming they aren't the same company. ==Links== {{S...")
10:57, 12 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Robert Parker Disco (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} The Robert Parker Disco was a popular disco in the town and was regularly used in local venues for discos in the 1980s. Robert Parker continues to have a big influence on the music scene in Leominster and was one of the organisers of the Party in the Park event held on The Grange in 2019 and 2022. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLP...")
10:48, 12 June 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Come Dancing with the Robert Parker Disco (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Robert Parker Disco The Leominster Dance Studio David Sycamore and Denise Weavers |venue = The Minster School |date = 14th June 1982 |time = 8.00pm |cost = £2.00 Adults £1.00 Children and OAPs }} The Robert Parker Disco presented an evening based on the Come Dancing format, but with disco music and Latin-American music too. The Leominster Dance Studio were there to prov...")
14:15, 28 May 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Leominster Fine Arts Saleroom (Created page with "{{Infobox_Venue |address = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 |status = Unsure }} Leominster Fine Arts salesroom was the auction area in Brightwells, formerly Russell, Baldwin and Bright. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Venues")
14:12, 28 May 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Category:Speaker (Created page with "Speakers is a term we are using to describe people who present talks on their area of expertise. Category:Performers")
14:11, 28 May 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Category:Local Talent (Created page with "Local talent is a bit of a generic term for performers who are sourced from the local area, typically for their extensive local knowledge and expertise. Category:Performers")
14:11, 28 May 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Philip Baldwin (Created page with "{{Infobox_Performer |website = |firstYear = 1982 |lastYear = 1982 }} Philip Baldwin, FRICS, is a renowned antiques expert from Leominster and was a director of Brightwells until 2002, formerly Russell, Baldwin and Bright. ==Links== {{Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} Category:Performers Category:Local Talent Category:Speaker {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Philip}}")
14:05, 28 May 2024 Wayne talk contribs created page Curiosities for the Collector (1982) (Created page with "{{Infobox_Event |performer = Philip Baldwin |venue = Leominster Fine Arts Saleroom |date = 14th June 1982 |time = 7.00pm |cost = 75p }} Philip Baldwin, a renowned local antiques expert presented a talk intriguingly entitled Curiosiies for the Collector. Unfortunately, at the moment, this is all we know about this talk. ==Programme Listing== MONDAY, 14th JUNE 7.00 p.m. '''“CURIOSITIES FOR THE COLLECTOR”''' an illustrate...")

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