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Photo Call: Press are invited to the pre-launch of the WOW Festival with
Wigan Warriors at the Mesnes Park bandstand at 1.30pm on Thursday 3rd
August. Contact Chris Dunbar on 01942 486937.
Wigan Warriors are giving their full backing to Wigan‘s number one
festival which takes place at Mesnes Park, Wigan on Sunday 6th August.
The Wigan One World (WOW) Festival is a multi-cultural celebration of
Wigan’s diversity and involves music and dance from all four corners of
the globe.
The event, which was attended by over 5,000 people in 2005, is a free
family festival designed to show how art and culture can bring together
one world in one park. Wigan’s favourite cultural ambassadors, the Wigan
Warriors, are giving their full backing to the event which also features
rugby and football tournaments as part of the RESPECT and Kick Racism
campaigns.
Chris Wyatt, Arts and Festivals Manager for event organisers Wigan
Leisure and Culture Trust, says, “The WOW Festival is the perfect
marriage between art and sport and so it is fantastic to have the
support of Wigan Warriors. Art, just like sport, is very much alive and
kicking in Wigan. The WOW Festival is the culmination of a series of
events and festivals organised by the Trust each year that help to
promote social harmony and give people the chance to have a good time.
Entertainment is the order of the day, so if you want the opportunity to
see eighteen different nations performing in the sunshine, then Mesnes
Park is the place to be this Sunday.”
Local performers will mingle with artists from the Caribbean, Africa and
Europe in over 24 live performances on Sunday. As well as the art and
sport activities there will also be a pet show and a children’s Punch
and Judy. One of the festival’s traditional highlights, the colourful
WOW Carnival Parade will circle the park at 3pm.
Wigan Warriors star Wayne Godwin, says, “We are pleased to support such
a great event as the WOW Festival and at the same time back Rugby
League’s RESPECT campaign. The WOW Festival is a chance to celebrate
what a great place Wigan is and what a wonderful community spirit we
have here. I would urge all local people not to miss out on a great free
afternoon of fun entertainment at Mesnes Park.”
The WOW Festival takes place in Mesnes Park, Wigan, on Sunday 6th
August. Activities and performances start at 12pm and run through until
5pm. All events are free to enjoy and families are welcome. All visitors
to the WOW Festival should note that the Wigan town centre alcohol ban
also applies in Mesnes Park. For further information see
www.wlct.org or
contact WLCT’s festivals team on 01942 486929.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to ensure that people across the Wigan Borough have the
opportunity to become more physically, mentally and creatively active.
It also aims to increase community activity and to encourage good
citizenship.
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