One of Northamptonshire’s fastest growing, and most successful, companies is giving its backing to this year’s Walk In The Park Festival.

Comms Group – formed in 2008, and now employing 38 members of staff – is sponsoring the wristbands that are given out with tickets to the event. The wristbands get festival visitors in and out of the event on the Family Friday evening, which this year has Midge Ure as its headline act.

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More toilets have been ordered, and a bigger bar is being organised – the two big issues from last year have been dealt with by the organising committee of Wootton’s Walk In The Park festival.

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Two Shoes

Two Shoes – X Factor’s very own Essex girls – are the latest star act to confirm their appearance at Northampton’s Walk In The Park festival in June.

Charley Bird and Lucy Texeira – who reached the final stages of last year’s X Factor – and have since been wowing audiences around the country – will line up with headline act Midge Ure, another big name act to be confirmed soon, and some of the top bands in Northampton on Friday, June 29. Read the rest of this entry »

Walk in the Park Logo

Organisers have started work behind the scenes in preparation for this years Walk in the Park Festival which will take place 29 & 30 June.

With the headlining act already confirmed (Midge Ure) and several others to be announced, this years event is set to be one of the best.

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Friday Evening

6pm Gates Open

6.45pm Fake That

Woottons Got Talent

Diva Fever

S CLub

Curiosity Killed the Cat

The Real Thing

11.00pm Event Closes

Saturday

21.30 Anyone Out There

20.45 Dave Taggat

20.00 Symbo

19.30 TBC

18.30 Social Status

17.30 Judy Mooch

17.15 TBC

16.00 Shane Davidson

3.30 Dj Lynton

3.15 Wootton’s got Talent

14.30 Box Eddy

14.00 Preston Hedges Primary

13.30 Sinead

13.00 Caroline Chisholm Primary

12.30 Caroline Chisholm School

12.15 Caroline Chisholm School

12.00 Wootton Primary School

Dj Lynton

SECOND STAGE SATURDAY

17.30 Evangeline

17.00 Chasing Flamingo

16.15 Shannon Carter

15.15 Reignite

14.45 ” ” ” ”

12.15 Northampton Rock school

2011 Walk in the Park Sponsor

Organisers of Northampton’s Walk In the Park festival are celebrating, after being given sponsorship backing from Beacon Bingo.   A month before top names such as The Real Thing, S-Club, Diva Fever and Curiosity Killed The Cat wow visitors at this year’s annual Walk In the Park festival in Wootton on July 1, Northampton’s premier bingo venue has handed over a cash donation to help towards the event’s organisation.

“This is purely a donation given to an event we think is a credit to the town, and in our own way, we want to play our part in helping local people have a fantastic family night out,” said Steve Young, the manager of Beacon Bingo, in Weedon Road.

“Many customers I have been chatting to recently have brought the ‘Walk In The Park’ weekend up in conversation, and tell me how much they, and their families are looking forward to it this year. Not just that, but the fun they’ve had at the event over the past few years.   “I’m all for supporting local events, for local people, organised by local people, and ‘Walk In The Park’ fits the bill perfectly,” said Mr Young.

“I know someone who knows the organisers, and with that in mind I was happy to lend my support.”   Brandon Eldred, chairman of the organising committee, said Beacon Bingo had also paid the event’s printing costs, and said such generosity reflected the impact the event was having around the town.

“It’s a fantastic family event organised by local people for Northampton, and surrounding county towns, and the quality of the names we’ve been able to attract this year reflect the aspirations we have for ‘Walk In The Park’.   “But acts like The Real Thing and S-Club don’t come cheap, and this bonus from Steve at Beacon Bingo puts more money in the pot to make sure we can aim even higher in the future.

“The event is only a month away now, tickets are selling well, and we’re going to have a fantastic family weekend, with everyone looking forward to seeing our headline acts on the Friday evening, and then local bands to entertaining us the following day.”

This year’s ‘Walk In The Park’ takes place over two nights: the Big Family Night Out is on Friday, July 1, and the community festival on Saturday, July 2, when local bands get the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of a big audience.

The event attracts thousands of people every year to the Wootton recreation ground, and is regarded as one of the big family nights out of the year. Over 15-thousand people flocked to the event last year, and organisers are delighted that it is now attracting visitors from all over the town, and the county.

Tickets for the Friday family extravanganza cost £12 for adults, £6 for children. A family ticket for four people costs just £26. Admission on Saturday is free!


Tickets can be purchased online still, make your booking today!

Preparations for this year’s ‘Walk In The Park’ have received a big boost, with BBC Radio Northampton coming on board as the festival’s media partners.

‘Walk In The Park’ takes place at Wootton Rec in the town on July 1 and 2. And the Friday night extravaganza – which this year has The Real Thing, and Curiosity Killed The Cat as its headline acts – has quickly established itself as Northamptonshire’s premier family outdoor night out of the year.

“Having the support of our local BBC radio station is fantastic news, and we are absolutely delighted at their enthusiasm to be involved,” said Councillor Brandon Eldred, of the Wootton and Hunsbury Parish Council’s organising committee.

“Radio Northampton is the truly local station, and having their help and support in the countdown to the event, and their involvement of the two days of the festival, is fantastic news.”

BBC Radio Northampton communities editor Suki Somal said the ‘Walk In The Park’ festival is an ideal way for the station to be involved with a big community project, and is the ideal local event for them to support.

Said Suki: “We are very proud of our pro-active approach to big community events, and ‘Walk In The Park’ fits the bill perfectly. We know how popular it is with local people in and around Wootton and Hunsbury, but we’re aware of the growing interest in it from further afield in Northamptonshire, so it’s a great event for us to be involved with.”

Chart topping group The Real Thing, will be headlining Wootton’s ‘Walk In The Park’ festival in Northampton on July 1.

The big name group join Curiosity Killed The Cat and the X-Factor’s Diva Fever in a star-studded line-up, with one more top performer likely to confirm his appearance at the town’s biggest open air family night out of the year within the next week.

The Walk In The Park festival is run by Wootton and East Hunsbury Parish Council, and organisers of the family extravaganza say their big-name line-up reflects their promise to make this year’s event the biggest and best yet.

“I am overjoyed that, in The Real Thing , we have two big name acts coming to join us on the Friday evening at this year’s ‘Walk In The Park’,” said Councillor Brandon Eldred, of the organising committee.

“I’m almost speechless, such is our fantastic line-up this year – there’s something for everybody of all ages, and that reflects what a great family event Walk In The Park has established itself as.

“We are not just talking about high profile groups, but fantastic entertainers, and we’re going to have a great party and a fantastic night out.”

The Real Thing celebrated their 40th anniversary last year – but they are still going strong. The soul band burst on to the music scene nationally with their 1976 Number One song ‘You To Me Are Everything’, and produced hit records for 10 years, the impressive list including ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel The Force’. Today, they continue to sell out their shows throughout the country, attracting new fans from the younger generation, and never fail to have the audience on their feet dancing.

This year’s ‘Walk In The Park’ takes place over two nights: the Big Family Night Out is on Friday, July 1, and the community festival on Saturday, July 2, when local bands get the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of a big audience.

The event attracts thousands of people every year to the Wootton recreation ground, and is regarded as one of the big family nights out of the year. Over 15-thousand people flocked to the event last year, and organisers are delighted that it is now attracting visitors from all over the town, and the county.

Tickets for the Friday family extravanganza cost of £10 for adults, and £6 for children, until March 31, and then £12 for adults, £6 for children. A family ticket for four people costs just £26. Admission on Saturday is free!

X-Factor finalists Diva Fever are heading to Northampton, as the latest act to be added to the line-up for this year’s Walk In The Park extravaganza

With more big names to be revealed in the coming weeks, Diva Fever join 1980s chart-toppers Curiosity Killed The Cat and last year’s ‘Wootton’s Got Talent’ winner Evangeline Anyahoa as the acts already confirmed.
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New Walk in the Park Logo

Walk in the Park has been given a lick of paint for 2011, including a fresh new logo and website design.

The new website boasts an online ticket booking system, an up to the minute news feed plus in depth information about all the acts performing this year as soon as they are announced. Read the rest of this entry »