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Events in West Yorkshire
Pontefract Liquorice Festival
Pontefract, as everybody, knows, is the liquorice capital of Britain. The Festival celebrating the glutinous black substance is the second weekend in July each year and has a vast array of events at Pontefract Castle and in the town itself. Visit the website at www.pontefractliquoricefestival.co.uk.
Wakefield Festival of Rhubarb
Now who'd a thought it - a whole festival dedicated to Rhubarb! Well they've though of it in Wakefield - the rhubarb growing capital of Britain. A whole week dedicated to that magical plant that used to be the bane of many children's lives - rhubarb and custard, rhubarb pie, rhubarb crumble, stick of rhubarb dipped in sugar - cheap to grow and very nutritious, not to say efficacious. Lots of tours, talks and demonstrations based of course around rhubarb every February. Usually held the second week in February.