The spears will be delivered to the Royal Hospital by Gus the Asparagus man in a fleet of Morgan cars. Accompanying him will be asparagus fortune teller Jemima Packington, St. George himself as well as a man who sings about asparagus and a lone Morris dancer.
The start of the asparagus season is marked in eccentric British style with the first-cut round of asparagus being celebrated and revered. The "100" round of asparagus will then be taken by a fleet of vintage cars to its final destination - in the past this has included Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament. This year the Chelsea Pensioners are to be the recipients with the asparagus troupe arriving at 3pm on 23rd April.
Before setting out on the journey from Worcestershire, the asparagus will be blessed, danced around by Morris Dancers, have poets recite odes to it and singers sing songs to it.
Throughout the Vale of Evesham, where the best asparagus is said to be grown and has been recognised by the European Union by being awarded geographical protected food status, restaurants, pubs and eateries join the celebrations by serving asparagus in every imaginable guise, from jam to sausages and even soap!