Pershore Plum Festival 2008

The first ever month long Festival in the historic market town of Pershore ended on August Bank Holiday Monday with one of the most successful events the town has ever seen.

An estimated 10,000 people attended the Pershore Plum Fayre which was held in numerous venues throughout the town.

From Princess to Poet, Windows to Wellingtons, Chutney to Cakes, T-shirts to Teddy Bears, Sausages to Scones and Beer to Balloons – not forgetting the Ice cream and of course the famous Pershore Plums – everything in and around the town was either plummy or purple!

Festival Chairman John Edgeley said

“We are thrilled that the Plum Fayre and Festival has been such a success for everyone involved and that it was enjoyed by so many locals and visitors who came from far and wide on such a beautiful day.

At the Pershore Flower Show in 1920, a poster advertising the event described it as “The Largest Plum Show on Earth” and its wonderful to think that almost 90 years later, Pershore and its Plum Festival are striving to recreate thisspectacle”. 

Plum Fayre Shuttle Buses and Park & Ride Schemes encouraged visitors to the town.

Many “plummy” competitions were organised throughout the Festival, and one more than most attracted enormous media interest. See our blog for more on these stories: 

• Pet Pooch Inspires Plum Poet Laureate to pen modern Tinker, Tailor Counting Rhyme
• “Plum Tossing”
• Plum themed colouring competition
• Plum Shop Window Display competition