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Rock 'n' Ride event to be axed

Oswestry's Rock 'n' Ride is to be axed next year following complaints over noise and parking, but will be replaced with other entertainment to boost town trade. Oswestry's Rock 'n' Ride is to be axed next year following complaints over noise and parking, but will be replaced with other entertainment to boost town trade. Council chiefs say the two-day summer festival, which was held for the first time in July, received "much acclaim" but there had been problems of noise in Festival Square and with the closure of a significant car park. The festival saw live music stages and fairgrounds set up in the town. It was launched as a replacement for Oswestry Music Live, which was axed because of rising costs. Members of Oswestry Town Council's amenities committee agreed last night not to repeat the event next year, but vowed to provide some form of entertainment in 2010. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star

Entertainment|Nov 24, 2009
Oswestry
Entertainment