A "constant stream of happy faces" attended a Blackburn festival, that celebrated a traditional English fruit.

Members of Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance hosted National Apple Day fun at Corporation Park, which took place at the weekend.

The event included workshops, foraging, apple games, apple bobbing, a treasure hunt, hot food, printmaking, herbal remedies, and visitors were even able to press their own juice through an apple press.

The second annual festival was originally due to be held on Sunday, October 20, but the date was changed to Saturday as poor weather was forecast.

Annie Collier, a food alliance coordinator, said the say “went without a hitch” regardless of the date change.

She announced plans to make the event “even bigger and better next year”.

She said: “Despite moving the Apple Day Festival forward a day to Saturday, due to severe weather warnings reported for Sunday, this year’s Apple Day Festival went ahead without a hitch.  

“A vast arrangement of workshops and stalls made visitors very welcome, ranging from Blackburn Library Services, Cherry Tree Bee Keepers, Apple samosa making workshops, apple tasting, apple origami, apple games, and the incredibly popular apple press and many more.

“The sun shone on a constant stream of happy faces who'd made their way through Corporation Park to find us at the old bowling green now inhabited by Corporation Park Community Gardens.  

“Visitors also found information about the Heritage Orchard Scheme where communities can apply for five apple (or other fruit) trees in their area.   For more information on this please send an email to: info@bwdfoodalliance.org.uk. 

“We can safely say we are excited to make this event even bigger and better next year!”

Part of the alliance's aim is to offer support and advice for people about healthy eating and lifestyles, helping Blackburn to become a place where eating, cooking, growing, and accessing good food is open to all.