WORK is well under way for the Clitheroe Food Festival next month.

This year's event is going ahead in the town centre on Saturday August 11 despite concerns about its future viability after it lost money last year.

It will features a huge array of foods, from organic meat and dairy goods made from traditional Lancashire breeds, to handmade pies and pastries, artisan ice-cream, delicious cakes and a wide selection of fresh fruit and vegetables packed.

The festival also feature inspirational chefs, family-friendly culinary activities and great music.

Independent merchant Barrica Wines will join chocolatier Choc Amor and the Brindle Distillery for a series of tasting-talks in the Ribble Valley Civic Suite in Church Street, Clitheroe.

After the festival made a loss of £8,180 last year despite 20,000 people visiting the event, Clitheroe councillor Mary Robinson expressed doubts over whether it would be viable to hold it again in the future.

In 2016 the food festival made a profit of £5,222.

The Clitheroe Food Festival, organised by Ribble Valley Borough Council and sponsored by Deli Solutions, Lloyd BMW Colne and Fort Vale Engineering, attracts thousands of food enthusiasts seeking the best Lancashire produce.

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Jane Cuthbertson from Barrica Wines will give an interactiive tasting-talk .

Simon Hore, chairman of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s community committee, said: “Barrica Wines is one of Lancashire’s leading independent wine retailers and we are delighted to welcome them to the Clitheroe Food Festival for the sixth year."