There’s a change of venue for this year’s Trowbridge Apple Festival taking place on Saturday, October 5.

The event has been switched from Emmanuel’s Yard in Church Street– its home for the past few years - to Trowbridge Town Park, from 11am -3pm.

Organiser Mel Jacob, of The Big Community Grow charity in Trowbridge, said: “We started the festival in 2012 and are thrilled that this continues to be a friendly local event that brings the community together to celebrate together.

“We offer all our activities for free so that everyone can join in. The event has been held at Emmanuel’s Yard for the last few years but will return to the park this year.

“The event will take place in a marquee so there’s plenty of cover if the weather is not good.

“The apple festival is a celebration of apples but also good old traditional fun with a pledge to try and be single-use plastic-free where possible.

Mel Jacob has been gathering apples in readiness for the Trowbridge Apple Festival. Mel Jacob has been gathering apples in readiness for the Trowbridge Apple Festival. (Image: Trevor Porter)

“The BIG Community Grow is a small local charity and is grateful for the funding support given by Trowbridge Town Council that enables us to put this event on this year.”

All the activities at the annual festival are free and visitors can enjoy apple pressing and making juice and taking part in the longest apple peel competition.

In addition, there will be archery, apple bobbing, and cookery, as well as apple tasting, and live entertainment from local folk musicians and morris dancer.

Organisers have collected hundreds of local apples from local residents over the last few weeks specially for the event, and many different varieties will be on display.

Mel added: “We are hoping that lots of great local bakers will enter the Great Apple Bake-off competition. Children and adults can all enter.”

Entries of apple pies or cakes should be brought down to the marquee by 12pm on the day where the judges, Trowbridge Mayor Stephen Cooper, and local chef Wafaa Powell will taste and award the Mary Pearce Cup to the best entry.