Crowds pack food festival despite a soggy start

* Crowds in Market Street browse the stalls.

Despite the occasional rain showers a huge number of people have been in town for the first day of this year's Llangollen Food Festival.

Around lunchtime there were so many people packed into the town hall - just one of a number of venues - that it was a challenge to negotiate your way around the many food and fancy goods stalls there.

Market Street was also thronged with people browsing the wide selection of stalls.

It was a similar story on the station approach and platform where there are further gourmet selections on display.

The rear area of Gales Wine Bar is housing more food and drink stalls and is also doing a brisk trade. 

Over at Riverside Park are a variety of hot food ourlets ranging from Mexican-style burritos to paela and jerked chicken.

People tucking in there can also listen to live music being played out on the bandstand nearby.

There's been a diverse programme of music all day just around the corner in Centenary Square. 

Live cooking demonstrations from top chefs have been taking place this afternoon in the band hut in Parade Street which was also the setting earlier for a demonstration of bread making by Liz Wilson of Overton-on-Dee based Ma Baker.

The action continues this afternoon then resumes for the second day of the festival tomorrow (Sunday).  

* Llangollen Food Share's stand in Market Street.

 * The Great British Cheese Company.

* Powells Pies were doing a roaring trade.

* Brownie Queen is busy in the Town Hall.

* An international flavour in the Town Hall. 

* A well-stocked bread stall at the Town Hall was soon empty.

* Cheers for the wine stand in the Town Hall.

* Llangollen Silver Band brave the weather in Centenary Square.

* A taste of Middle Eastern folk music in Centenary Square.

* Chocolate and rum on the station approach.

* The station provides the perfect festival platform.

* Part of the hot food selection at Riverside Park.

* A bread-making demo by Liz Wilson at the band hut.

* Chef Adam Gaunt-Evans demonstrates a Sri Lankan curry at the band hut during the afternoon.

* Igloo Hearts play the bandstand in the park.

* Interesting stalls at Gales Wine Bar.

* Beautiful bangers in the open air.