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2010 Pershore Plum Festival, Pershore, Worcestershire

15th August 2010: Plum Themed Market, The Green, Broadway

The Vale of Evesham lies between the Cotswold hills, Bredon Hill and the Malvern Hills in south Worcestershire. The region is well known for its fruit and vegetable market gardening. The market town of Pershore on the banks of the River Avon, approximately 15 miles from Broadway, is famous for its elegant Georgian architecture, its medieval Abbey and its plums, in particular, three varieties; Pershore Purple Plum, Pershore Yellow Egg Plum and the Pershore Emblem Plum.

Every August Pershore celebrates its plum heritage, dressing the town up in purple. The first month long Plum Festival took place in 2008 and the 2010 Plum Festival will run throughout August culminating with Plum Fayre Day on Monday 30th August, Bank Holiday Monday.

Last year's Festival, opened by Trevor Harrison aka Eddie Grundy from BBC Radio 4's "The Archers", attracted more than 12,000 people. 2009 produced one of the heaviest plum crops for many years (see our blog on our prolific 2009 damson crop).

Broadway is an ideal base from which to tour the Vale of Evesham, visit the Pershore Plum Festival and tour the Cotswolds. Our holiday cottages; Willow Cottage, Corner Cottage, Sheldon Cottage, The Stables and our self-contained apartment, Rafters, are situated just a few minutes' walk from the centre of village of Broadway in the picturesque north Cotswolds.

 

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‘Ode to the Pershore Plum’ by Trevor Harrison, August 2009

Good people in Worcestershire today you have come
To hear an ode to the Great Pershore Plum.
From Evesham and Worcester to join in our fun,
There is even some nice folks from Birrr- mingham.
So come you good folk gather around
Shh, not a whisper, hush not a sound
No talking, no laughing until our work’s done
And we have all heard the Ode to the Great Pershore Plum.
There’s no doubt oh great plum you’ve got what it takes
You’re delicious in puddings exquisite in cakes.
You’re divine on your own, in jam you’re so fine (just think of the ecstasy on Pershore plum wine).
Whether you’re purple or whether you’re yellow
You’ll put a smile on the face of any mean fellow.
So blast on the trumpet and bang that bass drum
For we have all heard the Ode to the Great Pershore Plum.

 
Contact: Debbie Williamson, Broadway Manor Cottages, The Manor House, West End, Broadway, WR12 7JP
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