#AmazingAccrington - Summer 2018

#AmazingAccrington - LIVE!

Family fun, local talent and exciting headline acts at Accrington’s first Music Festival!

• Saturday 5th May 2018. • 10am-4pm then onto local pubsfor more live entertainment.

Accrington Town Centre will come alive as local talent take to the stage to showcase their singing and musical skills, with special guests Tabitha Jade, Ella Shaw and Christian Burrows. The day will be compèred by hosts from local radio station, 2BR. Hyndburn Borough Council, in partnership with organisers, Scott Dawson Advertising – as well as Gold Sponsors, Langtec plus Accrington and Rossendale College - have decided that 2018 is the year to introduce a brand-new event to Accrington: a music festival, #AmazingAccrington - Live! Local singers/musicians and bands are invited to submit a video to win a spot on the stage plus a £200 prize, deadline of 27th April 2018. Reece Bibby, #AmazingAccrington cover star, is the guest judge. As a local lad and a renowned musician, he will use his expertise to pick the two winning acts. Murray Dawson, Managing Director of organisers Scott Dawson Advertising, said: “As part of our #AmazingAccrington initiative, we are looking to run this event on the bank holiday weekend to increase footfall and get the tills ringing for shopkeepers in the town plus promote the existing bars and clubs by underpinning the live music they are running in their establishments to ensure new customers come to town for the day and evening.” The event is family-friendly and will be kick-started at 11:00am by children’s entertainers Mr Tickles andMr Red, especially for the toddlers and young children, before moving on to the shortlisted acts and the special guest performances. People wishing to find out more can visit: www.amazingaccrington.co.uk

ACCRINGTON ROSSENDALE COLLEGE

Above: Langtec’s Managing Director, Andrew Turner and Charlotte Scheffmann, Accrington and Rossendale College’s Assistant Principal, outside the Town Hall. Left: Ella Shaw will be performing at #AmazingAccrington – Live! Children’s entertainer Mr Tickles will be kick starting the day to the family-friendly festival. Star act, X-Factor’s Christian Burrows, is coming to Accrington on the 5th May. Managing Director of proud local sponsors Langtec is ready to rock. Right: Nick Handley, Farhan Mahmood, Daniel Palmer, MatthewMayo and Sam Grime all studying on the second year of the FDA Music Production course. Special guest Tabitha Jade. Far Right: Andrew Turner,

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