An early Walking Day
CULTURE Warrington is calling on residents to share their stories and photographs of historic festivals in the town as part of a new exhibition.
Twenty years on from when the town hosted the first ever V Festival in Latchford, the exhibition is set to showcase the many outdoor events that have brought the people of Warrington together over the years.
Pulp, Cast and Supergrass performed in Victoria Park as part of the 1996 festival, and the town has also played host to its fair share of cultural festivals including Culture Fest, Cropover and Party in the Park during the early 2000s.
Warrington Music Festival also brought the Happy Mondays, Scouting for Girls and Reverend and the Makers to the town in recent years.
But the town’s older festivals – such as Walking Day – will also feature in the exhibition.
The collection of images and stories will go on show in September as part of this year’s Warrington Festival.
Derek Dick, outreach and engagement manager at Culture Warrington, said: “We want to hear about your memories of all the wonderful events and celebrations that have taken place in Warrington.
“It may be of a parade, a street party, or a member of your family taking part as the May Queen or even the Temperance Queen. All images are welcome, old and new.”
The exhibition is part of a jam-packed programme of events which take place across the town between September 16 and October 2 as part of the second Warrington Festival.
This year’s festival will also once again host a headline music event and the English Half Marathon and 10K race and will this year bring a whole host of new events to the town including an adventure film festival and a charity football contest.
Anyone who has any pictures or stories they would like to be part of the exhibition should send them to [email protected] by August 12.
