LEDBURY again celebrates our wonderful local food with the 6th Ledbury Big Breakfast taking place on Friday, January 26, Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28.

Nineteen local venues in and around Ledbury will be taking part on one or more days in this event organised by Ledbury Food Group to celebrate local food and drink producers and retailers, and breakfast.

This year organisers welcome for the first time the Mama Bake-well Café and the Malthouse Café and Gallery to join many local favourites who are taking part again.

Everyone has again excelled themselves with breakfast specials for this event featuring the widest range of local produce. For breakfasts with a difference why not try creamy mushrooms, poached eggs with crushed avocado and smoked salmon, potato and chorizo hash, cider baked ham, parsnip leek and potato cakes, savoury and sweet scones, roasted basil infused tomatoes with mashed avocado, or avocado salsa with poached eggs.

All the favourites are there too including Eggs Benedict and Eggs Florentine, porridge served with all kinds of accompaniments, French toast with bacon and syrup, breakfast pancakes, breakfast stacks and an old "traditional" - devilled kidneys. Of course, there are plenty of opportunities too for those who want a full "Herefordshire" English breakfast, and the Talbot is putting on its "traditional" special brunch, this year with a musical theme.

Butchers are putting together special breakfast items to celebrate the Ledbury Big Breakfast for you to take away and enjoy, and the delis will feature a range of local produce to taste and take home to make a special breakfast.

Full details of what specials are available, where and when are now available at ledburyfoodgroup.org and on flyers round the town.

Some venues will also offer their normal breakfast menu – and will have vegan and vegetarian options.

The weekend can be busy and organisers recommend booking particularly on the Saturday to ensure you get the breakfast you have chosen.