Gallery: Ludlow Green Festival hailed a success

Ludlow Green Festival has returned to its Market Square and it was opened by Ludlow's Mayor, Councillor Paul Draper.

Among the big attractions was the unveiling of a model polar bear made completely from recycled materials, the chance to sample the "food of the future" with insect recipes on the menu at the cooking demonstrations.

The town was "buzzing" with entertainment with performances from Hawthorn Hedge pollinator puppets, music from Vintage Jazz Revival Band, free advice for cyclists from award-winning bike builder Liz Colebrook, of Beaumont Bicycles, and festive pom-pom-pom with Scrappies, using cast-off bits and bobs.

There was also an open day at Wigley's Field allotments, with gardening advice and fruit and vegetables to sample.

The square was filled with an array of green stalls, selling sustainable crafts, offering information about going green and showing some of the area's locally-produced food.

Organiser Elizabeth-Ann Williams said it was about the 15th year that the event had been held in Ludlow. She said: "It went really well.

"We had an excellent turnout and people have been really interested in finding out about what has been going on at the stalls.

"The menus of the future stall had some edible insects and were demonstrating how they could be used in different recipes and were giving out some samples and there has been lots of interesting discussion going on.

"We had a range of musicians performing so there was a really lively atmosphere."