A DATE has been announced for next year's Bromyard Gala, which was cancelled this year because of the effects of foot and mouth.

Organisers are hoping for a spectacular event over the weekend of July 6 and 7 and have invited the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team, who had intended to perform this year, to appear.

Chairman of the Bromyard Gala Society, Liz Huffer, said: "We're just starting to get everything up and running again with the vintage vehicles, crafts and one or two other items. It's all systems go.

"It was very disappointing that it was cancelled this year. We had all done a lot of work and lost about £5,000 because we had already booked and bought things. "

The society's annual dinner, which was also cancelled earlier in the year, has been set for October 20 in the Clive Richards Function Suite in Bromyard Leisure Centre.