Purple Pershore Plum’d out!
Record crowds descended on Pershore on Bank Holiday Monday for the culmination of the towns’ month long Plum Festival.
More than 12,000 people who journeyed from far and wide enjoyed a “jam” packed day of plum foods, events and activities – the like of which the town has never seen before. From sausages, soaps & slippers; cheese, chutnies & cider; Princesses, poems & Prunella to fireworks, flowers, Town Criers, T Shirts and Teddies – not forgetting of course the famous Pershore Plums – and thank goodness this year produced a good crop…… because everyone wanted to buy them!
A record numbers of shops, cafes and restaurants opened this year – with the majority reporting outstanding trade. Many of them entered the shop window competition making sure the town turned Purple in its endeavours to celebrate this special fruit that made Pershore so famous. Crowds gather in Broad Street for official opening
Sugar 'N' Spice - Winner of Window Competition Trevor Harrison aka Eddie Grundy from "The Archers" opened the event Plum Alley – the newest edition to the Festival was supported by Asda and proved a huge success with stall holders reporting bumper business.
The largest collections of classic cars ever to be seen in the town - more than 200 - turned up to parade in front of the majestic Abbey
Angela Tidmarsh – Chair of the Festival Committee said “I am delighted at the success of this, the towns largest event. The town was buzzing, there was so much going on. Thankfully, the weather was kind to us and everyone seemed happy - there was a wonderful atmosphere wherever you went”
COMPETITION WINNERS
The Great Plum Word Search Competition The happy winner of the gift hamper was Stephen Barrett from Drakes Broughton. Shop Window Competition Congratulations to Sugar 'n Spice for winning the best window competition, Trevor Harrison found judging very difficult as the standard was so high.
Grand Festival Draw The winner of the first prize - £100.00 was Miss Moore 2nd Prize Dinner Bed and Breakfast at The Angel was Mrs Burton 3rd Prize Eckington Manor Cookery School free class demonstration was Janet Davey A full list of prize winners is available from info@pershoreplumfestival.org.uk
Plum Festival Photographic Competition 2009 Theme: The Life of a Plum
First: Rebecca Tibbutt Second: Brian Gale Third: Theresa Millward
Plum Princess - Claire Howson
Queen Victoria Plum Town Crier & Prunella, the Pershore Purple Plum Plum Nail Art by "Just Gorgeous"
Abbey Butchers' White Stilton & Plum Cheese Prunella - greeting Saturday morning shoppers in the town !
The BBC comes to Town! The Plum Festival received some welcome promotion when the BBC visited Pershore earlier this week. BBC Midlands Today - stalwart supporters of the event filmed "plummy happenings" throughout the town.
Ken Tallis - Abbey Butchers Prunella Plum Princess & Attendent
Alan Gregg - Horticultural Expert Kate Mackie - BBC Presenter in Sugar & Spice Tea Rooms
Carole from Just Gorgeous - Plum Nail Art Emily choosing Pershore Purples from Fruit Salad
Angela Tidmarsh - Chair of Festival Committee
PRUNELLA GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Prunella was invited by the Hopscotch Summer Club (Holy Redeemer School) to attend their Plum Day - she joined in the fun and all their plummy activities which included Plum and Spoon Races, making plum flapjacks and plum bobbing.
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