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Morton Stanley FestivalWeekend of music and funMORTON Stanley Park will be alivewith music and laughter this Augustas a much-loved free festival returns.This year’s Morton Stanley Festival is aweekend affair, running on bothSaturday 21st and Sunday 22ndAugust.Organisers are hoping for a repeat oflast year’s weather, when the sunshone down on the thousands ofrevellers who came to enjoy the firsteverfestival, which had grown out ofthe Morton Stanley Fun Day.Following the successful introductionof a contemporary music mix lastyear, the festival again boasts twomusic stages. Around 42 bands willbe playing across the two-days,including up-and coming local andnational acts.And there will still be plenty of thetraditional fun which has seenfamilies flock to the park fun daysince it began in 2004. This willinclude inflatables, face painting, theland train, children’s activities and afunfair.There will also be a community zone,showcasing voluntary and communitygroups from across the borough,stalls and Council-related stands.Food will be available and organisersare hoping to be able to offer alicensed bar area.Kingfisher FM will also bebroadcasting live from the site acrossthe weekend.Karl Stokes, Redditch BoroughCouncil’s Capital Projects and GreenSpace Development Manager, who isorganising the event, said: “Wehoping to bring a Glastonbury feel tothis year’s festival and want to seeeveryone enjoying themselves in thebeautiful setting of Morton StanleyPark.“We’ve got some great bands linedup across the weekend, covering arange of genres including rock, indie,R&B, underground, acoustic and evencomedy! And we are hoping thesewill draw people to the park who maynot have visited it before.“But we’ve still retained much of thefamily activities which have made thisevent such a success in the past.There really is something for everyoneand I would urge residents to comedown and support the free event.”To get up to date information on theevent, go to the Facebook groupMorton Stanley Festival 2010.Community groupsurged to get involvedCalling all community andvoluntary groups! Morton StanleyFestival organisers want you to bepart of this year’s Community Zone.This will give you a chance topromote the work of your groupand attract new members.To sign up or to find out more,contact Sarah Kelsey on (01527)64252 ext 3527 or emailsarah.kelsey@redditchbc.gov.uk10 Redditch matters Redditch Borough Council