Thousands attend Taste of Leyland

The annual event, A Taste of Leyland was back with a bang on Saturday 21 September which saw Leyland Town Centre come alive with the best of the borough’s food and drink offerings.

The event saw fantastic food and drink traders in addition to our regular Leyland Town Centre businesses and market along with a demonstration kitchen, fairground rides and musical entertainment.

As an additional tasty treat, the British Commercial Vehicle Museum also offered a 50% discount on entry all day.

Mayor of South Ribble, Councillor Peter ​​​​​​Mullineaux was in attendance and paid a special congratulations The Box Bar Company who he chose as the standout stall at this year’s event. He said, “It’s great to see so many people at the Taste of Leyland event this year.

“For me The Box Bar company stood out, it was really nice to chat to the staff and hear about how they’ve taken their covid start up and made it into a successful business venture.

“Congratulations and a huge thank you to all our traders who joined us and provided so much choice for visitors throughout the day.”

Vicki McManus from The Box Bar Company said, “We’re delighted to be part of this event and to win best stall today. It all started as a crazy idea in lockdown and we’re getting busier and busier now which is great.

“We’re from Leyland so it’s great to be here in our hometown.”

More excitement is ahead for Leyland as the multi-million-pound Leyland Town Deal, a project to transform Leyland moves at pace.

Ahead of its exciting refurbishment, Leyland Market is to move into a new location. The last trading day for Leyland Market will be Tuesday 24 September and it will re-open in Kings Court, King Street, Leyland, PR25 2LE on Friday 27 September.

Find out more about the Leyland Town Deal at www.leylandtowndeal.com.

Finally, get ready for Christmas! The Christmas Light Switch On will take place on Saturday 30 November with more detail being shared soon at www.discoversouthribble.co.uk.