The sun fell favourably today as a well-loved food festival returned to town. 

Foodies rejoiced as Ramsbottom Chocolate and Cheese Festival arrived in the market town today, Sunday, March 24. 

The event ran from 12pm-4pm. 

Hundreds of people lined the streets around Ramsbottom Civic Hall as they celebrated the two dairy-based delights. 

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Visitors sampled wares from artisan businesses, with bread, cakes, candles, flapjacks, and more accompanying the headline products. 

The event also boasted live music, stalls, cooking demos and creative spaces with children among other offerings. 

Tom Griffiths from the Finest Fudge Company is back for his second year due to the success of last year. Tom, from Blackburn, started the company five years ago and has gone from strength to strength making every flavour of fudge imaginable. 

He supplies across the UK online and has just won a contract supplying various shops. His wares can be found at: https://www.thefinestfudgeco.co.uk/ 

The festival has been that good that Tom also told his friend, Ru Blackett, who runs The Victorian Candle Co. 

He has been "impressed" having had a "great day with sales" and says he'll definitely be back next year. He can be found at: https://victoriancandle.co/ 

The Twisted Curry Co proprietors Steve and Gillian from Wetwang in East Yorkshire have been coming for the last 14 years. 

They are well supported in the area and do a lot of online sales following the event. They "love" that it is well attended and supported. They can be found here: https://thetwistedcurry.co.uk/ 

The Wilde Bakery was also in attendance, an artisan flapjack company from Morecambe, run by father, son and mother. 

Andy Wilde has returned for his fourth year, selling different flavoured flapjacks. He "couldn't believe" the number of people attending and sampling their goods. 

Other stalls include Cheshire Cheesecakes and The Great British Cheese Company. 

Here is a collection of pictures from the event taken by ace photographer Danny Crompton, showing the sun-soaked streets and the delectable-looking treats on offer. 

The Bolton News: Say cheeseSay cheese (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Sealing the dealSealing the deal (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Having a laughHaving a laugh (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Getting them started youngGetting them started young (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Smiling stallholderSmiling stallholder (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Deep in conversationDeep in conversation (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: PayingPaying (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: PerusingPerusing (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Fancy a taste?Fancy a taste? (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: A lovely day for itA lovely day for it (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: BusyBusy (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: That candle does tell some good jokesThat candle does tell some good jokes (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Sampling the waresSampling the wares (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Taking in the smellsTaking in the smells (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Give us this day our daily breadGive us this day our daily bread (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Hard at workHard at work (Image: Danny Crompton)

The Bolton News: Crowds soaking up the sunCrowds soaking up the sun (Image: Danny Crompton)