The first Shildonbury Party in the Park took place on Sunday 24th August, with organisers saying the event was a resounding success.
Around 600 paying customers attended the festival, along with a large number of children, with most attendees being residents of Shildon.
At a recent meeting of Shildon Town Council it was stated, “There were no major organisational problems on the day and only one complaint was received regarding noise disturbance and consequently all partners should be commended.
“Feedback from attendees has been very positive and there certainly appeared to be a strong feelgood factor on the day with a number of requests for it to become an annual event.”
Although promoters of the event made a slight loss, they were keen to insist that this was usually the case at first-time events and that they hope to host the festival again next year. They also stated that they wish to establish it as a permanent event on the festival calendar and that they have plans for the 2015 festival to be a larger scale affair, attracting around 1,500 people.
Shildon & District's local community newspaper.
