Thousands delight in Bridgnorth festival fever

Bridgnorth enjoyed two weeks of live arts and music across a selection of pubs and venues.

And the festival came to a close last night after the Bank Holiday weekend, which saw the festival treated to great weather.

The main day of music took place on Sunday and coincided with the Bridgnorth Food Fair in the High Street.

The headline act came from The Regulars while Bridgnorth group Drought on Mars, Harry and the Howlers and The City Hippies got the crowds on their feet throughout the day.

The bands performed on the main High Street stage throughout the day.

Saturday was rock day at the Edgar Davies Ground with Guns For Girls, Sister Shotgun and headline act Mason Hill performing.

Volunteer and organiser Jenny Bone was delighted with how the festival went and said preparations were already underway for next year’s festival.

“The whole festival has been fantastic, she said. “Sunday on the High Street, we had such a great turn-out.

“The performances were fantastic and there was a great combination of artists playing.

“It went hand-in-hand with the food fair and there was children’s entertainment and you couldn’t have asked for more. On the main stage we had local Drought On Mars.

“The Regulars were headliners and got everyone jumping around. We had Harry and the Howlers perfomring who went down a storm.

“And Jack in a Box from Telford did an acoustic set last year, they’ve just released an album and were fantastic. Yesterday, the final day of the festival saw a host of acoustic groups and artists join Quayside Stage headline act Annie & The Make Believe.”

There was a UB40 Tribute at The Vine and Star Wars: Rogue One was screened on an outdoor cinema in the evening.

She added: “Down on the Quayside on Monday, the sun was perfect with blue skies and there was a drum workshop with young children, adults, and even one elderly lady joining in.

“Then we’ve had a whole selection of singer songwriters and smaller acoustic bands performing throughout the day.

“It’s sad that the festival is over but we learn from what’s happened and can improve year on year.

“There’s no rest for the crew and we’ll be working on next year’s event straight away.Some people have already booked camping and hotels for next year so it’s great to see people coming back.”