CONWY Food Festival organisers say next month’s event could be the last because of funding problems.

The problem faced by the organisers is a reduction in public funding which makes the Gwledd Conwy Feast uneconomic.

This year’s event will be held between Friday October 25 and Sunday 27, and it promises a weekend of art, music and food on Conwy quayside.

The festival is claimed to be one of the biggest in Wales and has been organised by a not for profit community organisation since 2004.

Jane Hughes, one of the festival organisers, said: “The point is we were having a lot of public funding, but that has decreased to a very small percentage of our costs, so the event needs to be self funding.

“A lot of the events take place outside the ticketed area which is good for the town and creates an atmosphere in the town.

"So we need to get people to support the festival by buying wrist bands which give entry to all the events in the festival. Hopefully that would give income for us to continue to run the festival for years to come. In addition to that we are looking for more sponsors.”

A spokesperson for Conwy town council said: “The council has always been very supportive of the Conwy Food Festival and over the last 10 years it has given grants of more than £16,000.

"Jane Hughes must be congratulated for the way she has developed the festival, which is now recognised as a premier event in Wales and further afield. The council has been involved in the festival since the very beginning and a number of the town councillors were part of the original voluntary group.”