A POPULAR food and drink festival on the bonnie banks is now little more than a week away - after weather got in the way of the first attempt to hold the event.

Springfest was cancelled last month because of high winds, but will now be welcomed to Loch Lomond Shores on May 18 and 19.

The free event will host top Scottish chefs Niall Murray and Rohan Wadke giving cooking demonstrations.

There will also be whisky and gin tastings from Loch Lomond Whiskies and Ben Lomond Gin, along with street food from around the world and even foraging workshops.

Sharon Kerrigan is running the workshop on both Saturday and Sunday, taking people around to explore wild foods and discussing how to identify features and toxic lookalikes. Tickets to those sessions can be bought onine.

The popular whisky and gin-tasting sessions also have tickets on sale and the profits go to Clyde 1's Cash for Kids Appeal.

Niall Murray started his career at The Savoy Hotel in London and will use some produce available at the festival for his free demonstration from 12pm and 2pm on Saturday, as well as a Q&A afterwards.

Rohan Wadke, Master Chef UK 2016 and a Cameron House chef, returns to the festival to show off Southeast Asian recipes with a local twist. His sessions run at 12pm and 2pm on Sunday.

Audrey Calder, from Loch Lomond Shores, said: “We were devastated to have to postpone the festival in April but we’re excited to welcome it back on May 18 and 19, and hoping our regular festival goers, as well as new ones, come along and enjoy a great foodie day out.”

Visit https://www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk/loch-lomond-springfest-24/ for more information and updates.