Llanfyllin’s Workhouse is preparing for its sixth annual food fair, bringing a wide range of food and crafts to the local landmark.

On Sunday, September 10, Llanfyllin’s Food Fair will return with an open doors event, inviting people to browse the stalls, have lunch and look at local artists' work, whilst being entertained by local musicians and poets.

Organisers of the fair have promised that this year there will be even more for visitors to experience at this historic Workhouse, which with recent renovations has now become a community enterprise for arts, education, environment and heritage.

The 2022 fair saw over 1,000 people attending, leaving the organisers eager to offer something for everyone in the mix of exhibitions, stalls and performances at the event.

The 2023 fair, supported by Llanfyllin Spar, visitors will reportedly be able to sample everything from cakes to curries and take away local artisan products from along the border will display their wares in wood, fabric or dried flowers.

A spokesperson for the food fair stated that organisers have worked to ensure a number of local organisations will be represented at the event.

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Children will be invited to compose their own pizza at workshops held during the day, as well as the chance to have their hair braided, dress up in workhouse costumes or learn the skill of oakum picking.

Live music has always been a feature at the workhouse open days and 2023 is no exception, as a number of musical acts will take to the stage throughout the day.

Harpist Cadi Glwys will be performing as well as Teulu; Sonya, Club Mambo, a dance band featuring a mixture of Caribbean, Ska and Latin music, and the dynamic Vivace Choir who also performed at the event in 2022.

The historic building that will host the fair, known locally as Y Dolydd, houses 20 studios and workshops and a number will be open during the event.

This includes the Nearleigh Works model railway centre, Liz Neal’s print making studio, with its press made from a Victorian mangle, and horse drawn vehicles by Wagon Works.

There will also be guided tours and displays of the Workhouse and its recent restoration, covering the ways in which the historical building has been brought back from dereliction since 2004.

The day will run from 10am to 5pm.