A TASTE of Italy is coming to Herefordshire and will help raise funds for a good cause.

At an event at Whitney Court in Whitney-on-Wye, the British Red Cross – along with special guest speaker Paulo Arrigo – will take guests on a gastronomic tour of Italy.

They'll go from seed to plate, from Roman times to today and will relate it to our plots in Herefordshire.

Tickets cost £40 or £70 for two and will include live music, a complimentary glass of fizz, some fine Italian cheeses to sample, a buffet supper, and pay bar.

For more information and tickets for the event, which takes place on October 16 at 7pm, email Caroline Savage, senior community fundraiser for the British Red Cross, on csavage@redcross.org.uk or call 01432 373020.