Accrington Food & Drink Festival 2024

2024

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Cake Competition More than 2,000 school children invited to join in the cake competition to win prizes

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EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS ARNDALE FREE EVENT 10 : 00 am till 4 : 00 pm A magnificent display of flags from around the world celebrating the great diversity and culture of Hyndburn. 2 : 00 pm Celebration of the famous Candy Bomber with a giveaway of 2 5 0 Hershey bars and 2 5 0 toy parachute men. BLACKBURN ROAD and BROADWAY 10 : 00 am till 4 : 00 pm Over 60 food stalls celebrating the very best of Lancashire produce including a new ‘Farm to Plate’ o ering courtesy of BBC Radio Lancashire’s Stephen Lowe. FREE S P O N SO RED BY

WAR RE ENACTMENT Our WWII D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration will take place at 1pm in the St James’ Church grounds, Cannon St. Featuring a performance from a Lone Piper from the world famous Accrington Pipe Band, the re-enactment will showcase a battle between the Germans and the Americans including parachutes draping from trees, an incredible machine gun nest plus military vehicles and many surprises along the way.

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A magnificent display of flags from around the world celebrating the great diversity and culture of Hyndburn will be on show, with visitors encouraged to check it out and grab a selfie.

Glynn Purnell

10 : 1 5am The cake Winners from the special Hyndburn Borough Council 5 0 th anniversary competition are revealed by TV and Netflix star Molly Robbins. 1 ST PRIZE wins a family meal at 2 ND PRIZE wins a 3RD PRIZE wins a voucher for 10 :3 0 am 1st Live Cooking Demonstration with our host for the day, Molly Robbins. 11 :3 0 am 2nd Live Cooking Demonstration with Michelin Star and TV chef Glynn Purnell. 9:55am The Mayor o cially opens the 2024 Accrington Food & Drink Festival. 2 :3 0 pm 3rd Live Cooking Demonstration with Paul Fox from The Crafty Fox. CHURCH GROUNDS 10 :3 0 am | 11 : 00 am | 12 :3 0 pm Live performance from 1 9 40 s singers Christopher and the Robins. 1 : 00 pm Special war re-enactment to commemorate the 80 th anniversary of D-Day including an appearance from a “Mad Piper” from Accrington Pipe Band – to take place in the grounds of St James’ Church. 1 : 20 pm Lone piper from the world famous Accrington Pipe Band closes the war re-enactment. 3: 00 pm 4th Live Cooking Demonstration with Molly Robbins.

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Michelin star chef, author and host of Saturday Kitchen Glynn Purnell will headline the main stage! Al so known as “Th e Y u mmy B ru mm ie ”, Gly nn won t h e fi rst Mic h e l in star in B ir m ing h a m, and owns t h ree restaurants in t h e Mid l ands . Gly nn h as a l so won two series ’ o f G reat B ritis h Menu and h osted and appeared on Saturda y K itc h en .

THERE WILL AL SO BE A S PECIAL APPEARANCE FR O M THE “MAD PIPER” NEW F O R 202 4

Have a look back at our re-enactment in 2023

Roaming performances from 1 9 40 s singers Christopher and The Robins EVENT

FREE Fairground rides Children’s 1 9 40 ’s Trail

Grab your family and friends together and head to our giant selfie frame on Broadway to celebrate Hyndburn Borough Council’s 5 0 th anniversary.

Star o f N et fl i x’ s Ex tre m e C ake Makers , Mo lly R o bb ins , returns to t h e A ccrington F ood & D rink F esti v a l f or t h e t h ird y ear running as co m p é re . Mo lly wi ll a l so b e decorating a specia l co mm e m orati v e cake f or Hy nd b urn B oroug h C ounci l’ s 50 t h anni v ersar y, as we ll as s h owcasing h er cake decorating ski ll s !

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The Arndale will also host a special giveaway at 2 pm in commemoration of the famous Candy Bomber. Popular local estate agents Pendle Hill Properties will be handing out 2 5 0 Hershey bars and 2 5 0 parachute men to commemorate the Candy Bomber, Col. Gail Seymour Halvorsen, an American pilot who gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin airlift of 1 9 48 .

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C h ec k out so m e g r eat pictu r es fr o m t h e 2 0 23 Ca n dy B o mb e r co mm e m o r atio n!

TOWN SQUARE Take a look at the Accrington Market pods, packed full of incredible local food and drink, as well as crafts!

Paul Fox

WWII JEEP O N DI S PLAY IN S IDE THE ARNDALE

Al so returning to t h e m ain stage t h is y ear is l oca l c h e f and owner o f Th e C ra f t y F o x, P au l F o x. P au l wi ll co m p l ete a ste ll ar l ine - up on t h e m ain stage , cooking a specia l dis h w h ic h v isitors to t h e e v ent can sa m p l e f o ll owing t h e cooking de m onstration .

FREE SPITFIRE SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE 10 am – 4 pm on Broadway Enjoy the ultimate flying experience in our FREE Spitfire simulator. First come first served basis. * FREE S PITFIRE S IM U LAT O R

Enjoy the ultimate flying experience in our FREE Spitfire simulator!

A WWII jeep will also be on display inside the Arndale, don’t forget to come and take a picture!

*Open to everyone aged 10 and above (under 16 s must be accompanied by an adult), fly over Dover, France or London, all set in the 1 9 40 s, take-o and land, or why not test your skills at dogfighting and shooting down the Luftwa e.

B rie Mine wi ll b e b ased ne x t to t h e m ain stage wit h t h eir b rand new c h eese ‘ pic n m i x’, so y ou can b u y a ni bbl e w h i l e watc h ing t h e cooking de m onstrations !

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What’s happening in Hyndburn 2024

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Th ere wi ll b e an incredi bl e disp l a y o f A ccrington Market traders on t h e town s q uare . F ro m f res h f ruit and v eg , to fi s h, b read and b iscuits … y ou wi ll fi nd e v er y t h ing y ou need h ere ! STALLS TO LOOK OUT FOR ON BLACKBURN ROAD & BROADWAY… W e h a v e got o v er 60 a m a z ing f ood and drink sta ll s f or y ou to c h oose f ro m a l ong Bl ack b urn R oad and f ro m our continenta l m arket on B roadwa y. A rtisan b read , c h eese , ice crea m, cakes … y ou na m e it , we ’v e got it ! H ere are a f ew to keep an e y e out f or …

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