AFTER 25 years of providing a much-treasured annual event, Linton Festival has finally been wound up with the committee behind the event saying that it has donated a quarter of a million pounds to charity.

Representatives from local charities and organisations gathered at The Alma Inn last weekend for a special presentation evening celebrating the success of Linton Festival and the money raised for good causes over the years.

Following a hugely successful swansong festival in the summer, the sestival committee was delighted to distribute thousands of pounds to local charities and organisations.

This year, 20 charities and organisations were selected to receive donations and representatives attending on Saturday included Herefordshire Mind, the MND Association, Hope Support Services, HELP Appeal (Air Ambulance), Linton Brownies and John Kyrle High School.

Linton Festival is run entirely by volunteers, and it has become an important part of the local community.

Since its inception it has been hosted in the grounds of The Alma Inn, owned by Gemma and Dan Evans, a pub which has repeatedly won CAMRA’s Herefordshire Pub of the Year Award.

Every summer an idyllic country village has welcomed 3,000 festival goers from across the UK, and artists from across the globe, all with the shared goal of raising money for charity.

The evening was particularly poignant because the 2026 festival was the last to be held. It provided an opportunity to celebrate the volunteers, sponsors and supporters whose commitment and generosity have helped make the festival such a success over the years. Dave Lambert, Festival chairman, said: “Reaching £250,000 raised for local causes is an incredible milestone, and one we’re immensely proud of.

“We couldn’t have achieved this without the dedication of our volunteers, the generosity of our sponsors and the support of everyone who has attended over the years”.

In a musical finale, Mike Bertenshaw, music director and one of the festival’s founding members and performed at the very first festival and 25 years later brought Linton Festival to a close.