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Harvest Weekend starts tonight at Ely Cathedral
Judy and her team from the Ely Cathedral Flower Guild busy decorating the Cathedral ready for Harvest Festival weekend. - Credit: Archant
Preparations are well under way for this weekend’s Harvest Festival at Ely Cathedral.
Harvest Festival at Ely Cathedral. Not something you see every day, a tractor driving through the main doors of the cathedral. - Credit: Archant
Sheep, a vintage tractor, food and flower displays will feature as the National Farmers’ Union teams up with local organisations and companies to showcase the variety of produce grown in the Fens.
Some of the displays in Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel as part of Harvest Festival - Credit: Archant
This year’s event will feature displays outside the cathedral on the Saturday too, including an irrigator used for watering potatoes and advice and information on saving water from Anglian Water. It all ties in with this year’s festival theme - the Water of Life - highlighting the role water pays in growing food.
Some of the displays in Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel as part of Harvest Festival - Credit: Archant
There will be a water-themed floral arrangement prepared by the Cathedral Flower Guild and a children’s trail arranged by the cathedral’s education team.
Some of the displays in Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel as part of Harvest Festival - Credit: Archant
There will be activities for children in the Lady Chapel on the Saturday as well, including potato printing and decorating.
Some of the displays in Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel as part of Harvest Festival - Credit: Archant
Events start at 7pm tonight (Friday 13) with a harvest supper in the Lady Chapel, including musical entertainment. Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for children under 16. They are available from the Ely Cathedral box office on 01353 660349.
The harvest festival exhibition is open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday (14) and 12.30pm to 4pm on Sunday (15), the start of the harvest Songs of Praise service. Admission to Ely Cathedral is free on both days.
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On Monday (16) the best of the produce will be sold off at 9.30am, with money raised going to this year’s chosen charity, the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.
Visit www.elycathedral.org/events/harvest-festival for more information.
