A FLOWER festival with a riverside setting will raise money for two north Herefordshire churches.

The Ford Flower Festival, at Ford, near Leominster, is taking a Songs of Praise theme this year, with various hymns depicted in floral displays.

The event takes place in Ford Church on June 7 and 8, between 10.30am and 4.30pm, and will raise funds to help cover electricity costs at Ford and Stoke Prior churches.

Family activities will be taking place throughout the weekend, and a number of stalls will be there.

A Saturday barbecue and a Sunday lunch are also being planned. Evensong will take place in Ford Church at 5pm on the Sunday.