Alrewas Festival
IF YOU are planning a cruise along the Trent & Mersey Canal towards the end of August there is the attraction of a week long Arts Festival at Alrewas.
The village is staging the Festival from August 23rd to the 30th, starting off with an arts and crafts street market on the opening Saturday followed by a ceilidh at the village hall in the evening, Sue Williams tells us.
Boats selling crafts
Bank Holiday Monday, August 25th, will be Music Monday with a variety of bands and musicians playing at pubs and clubs throughout the village from noon until midnight. Art and photographic exhibitions will be open to the public throughout the week and it will be a good opportunity for canal boats, displaying and selling crafts, to moor up in the village.
There will also be patchwork and archive trails to explore, and there will be a graffiti art project involving local youngsters under one of the canal bridges. There will be a variety of entertainment on offer, including a folk breakfast, lunchtime concerts, drama, dance, comedy, storytelling, poetry performances and daily morning movies for youngsters.
Grand finale
The festival will end with a twilight lantern parade, firework display and a grand finale open-air concert on the village playing field, featuring some great bands, ranging from jazz to hard rock.
There is no charge and all are welcome. Bring chairs, blankets, wine and nibbles and enjoy. To find out more and view pictures and video clips from previous festivals, go to the festival website: