STRICTLY Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke and TV chef Tom Kerridge will be the headline guests for this year’s Malvern Autumn Festival, it has been announced.
The two-day event takes place at the Three Counties Showground on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25 and showcases the finest produce, family entertainment and food and gardening royalty.
Dancing icon Du Beke will be strutting his moves on the Sunday of the festival while the BBC foodie will be one of the star visitors on the Saturday.
Tom made his TV debut as a successful competitor on the Great British Menu, a show in which he continues to feature in as a veteran judge and mentor.
The Gloucester-born chef is also a regular on Saturday Kitchen and The Food Detectives and has three best-selling cookery books to his name with a fourth due to be released in January next year.
Meanwhile, Anton will appear in the Vintage Village where he will host workshops on dancing to music of the 1940s and 1950s.
Venue bosses expressed their delight at getting Tom and Du Beke signed up for this year’s show and said they looked forward to a glorious weekend of autumnal celebrations.
Ken Nottage, chief executive of the Three Counties Agricultural Society, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Tom to top the bill for this year’s Malvern Autumn Show.
“Our event will be a fitting tribute to the season with autumn delivering a wealth of delicious produce from the Three Counties and further afield.
“We cannot wait to welcome Tom to the stage to share his culinary inspiration in his cheeky chappy charm as we open the gates for another glorious Malvern Autumn Show.”
Visitors to the Autumn Show can immerse themselves in a plethora of activities which include the last RHS flower show of the season, the UK National Giant Vegetables Championship, the Orchard Pavilion and Hop Yard, the pop-up Westons Cider Garden as well as the Food and Drink Hall.
Tickets for this year’s Malvern Autumn Show are now on sale. Adult tickets cost £16 (£19 on the gate) and children tickets cost £5 (£7 on the gate). Family and group tickets are also available.
For further information visit www.malvernautumn.co.uk or call 01684 230128.
