Around 5,000 people took to Victoria Park in Ashford on Sunday 28th July to enjoy a day of live music at the 2008 Create Music Festival.

Now in its 13th year, the Create festival, a free event that is organised and funded by Ashford Borough Council, was the perfect way to close the Ashford Summer Sounds Programme – a collection of mostly free events running throughout July which is sponsored by the national regeneration agency, English Partnerships.

Chris Dixon, Arts Project Coordinator for Ashford Borough Council, said: “This has been the best Create Music Festival for a very long time and I am so proud of all of the hard work from event staff and volunteers.”

Headline act 21st Century Stones closed the day with a classic set of Rolling Stones numbers, sending festival goers home full of satisfaction.

Chris added: “Our aim was to make this an event that everyone could enjoy and I think we got the right mix of people out to enjoy alternative music and families spending time together on Victoria Park.

“We have now set ourselves an even higher benchmark which we will try and beat next year, so our search for bands and headline acts will start in earnest in 2009.”

Media Release 0201/08

28/07/2008