Leominster Festival 1980

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8th - 21st June 1980

An introduction to the Festival as taken from the programme of events...

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.

Events

Sunday 8th June 1980 - 3:00pm

Choral Festival Service
All welcome at The Priory Church Leominster

Sunday 8th June 1980 - 8:00pm

Idle Pleasures
An entertainment with words and music

Monday 9th June 1980 - 8:00pm

Fashion Show
Original designs by Richard and Helen Vine and Friends

Tuesday 10th June 1980 - 7:30pm

Leominster Choral Society Concert
Conductor - Vernon Thurgood Wednesday 11th June 1980 - 8:00pm

An Evening with Jake ThackRay
At the Royal Oak Hotel Wednesday 11th June 1980 - 7:30pm

An Organ Recital
By Marc Rochester Thursday 12th June 1980 - 7:30pm

Confusions
Performed by Leominster Drama Group Friday 13th June 1980 - 7:30pm

Tour of Leominster's Historic Buildings
with Mr J Tonkin Friday 13th June 1980 - 7:30pm

Live Pop and Disco
Saturday 14th June 1980 - 7:30pm

Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra (1980)
Conductor - Kenneth Page