Hereford site just outside the city and has already proved so successful that trading and business is up on the previous site's record. The annual Three Choirs Festival, originating in the 18th century and one of the oldest music festivals in the British Isles, is held in Hereford every third year, the other venues being Gloucester and Worcester. Composer Sir Edward Elgar lived at Plas Gwyn, Eign Hill, in Hereford between 1904 and 1911, writing some of his most famous works during that time. He is commemorated with a statue on the Cathedral Close. One of his Enigma Variations was inspired
The Daffodil Festival (Gloucester, VA) The Daffodil Festival (Gloucester, VA) Since 1986, Gloucester County, Virginia has had its annual Daffodil Festival. This festival is well known to people of the area and around the area. The festival takes place every year in early April to celebrate the heritage and community of the county of Gloucester, as well as the heritage of daffodils in Gloucester. (2014 Gloucester Daffodil Festival Program. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015.) Gloucester's historic production of daffodils led it to become named the "Daffodil Capitol of America." The Daffodil Festival offers many aspects including scholarships for local students, contests for Daffodil Queen, a