THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR THE
BE IN BIRKENHEAD SUMMER FESTIVAL
Birkenhead First’s free one-day family festival
made its return this July, taking over the iconic
Hamilton Square to showcase some of Wirral’s best
small businesses and provide entertainment for the
whole family.
Despite the inclement weather, an estimated 4,000 people
turned up to revel in the atmosphere, browse the excellent
local food vendors and watch the children enjoy an activity
packed day in the Grade 1 listed square.
Coinciding with the first week of the summer holidays,
the Be in Birkenhead Festival’s was focused on providing
families with an enjoyable day out with a host of activities
to entertain children and adults alike. Highlights included
vintage buses from the Wirral Transport Museum, an
inflatable Helter Skelter provided by Sunshine Events,
inflatable maze from HYPE, Punch and Judy show,
vintage ice cream vans, a traditional carousel, children’s
entertainers, arts and crafts from The Hive and circus
workshops and activities by The Magical Circus. All these
elements came together to provide a fun, summer carnival
atmosphere.
As well as showcasing many of the fabulous shops and
organisations that Birkenhead has to offer, the event gave
local businesses a boost by attracting visitors from all
over Merseyside into the town and demonstrating that
Birkenhead really is a great place to visit. Wirral Radio
hosted excellent live broadcasts from their new Wirral
Radio Stage throughout the day and featured performances
from local artists including Josh Storey, Wirral Sign Choir
and Eliza May all taking to the stage.
Paula Basnett, CEO, Wirral Chamber of Commerce said,
“One of three main priorities of Birkenhead First is to help
boost our local economy. We have contacted a number of
local businesses who have said footfall and sales are up
across the whole town centre. This is the second year that
we’ve run this event, we are delighted with the result and
planning has already begun to make next year’s festival
even bigger.”
Paul Griffiths, McDonald’s Franchisee and Birkenhead
First Steering Group Member said, “We were thrilled to
see thousands turn out. As a business and steering group
member for the BID it was really pleasing to see such
enthusiasm from the public and business support for the
event. Events like this help generate footfall to the town
centre and build on the great work already done to create a
cleaner and safer Birkenhead.”
Del Willden, Media Executive at Wirral Radio commented
further. “We were delighted to be asked to be media partner
for the 2017 Be in Birkenhead Summer Festival. This was the
second year running and it attracted thousands to Hamilton
Square. We provided a full day of live, local entertainment
which was well received by those in attendance. We have
worked with Birkenhead First for some time now and can
see the positive impact it is having on the area. Events like
this one demonstrate their commitment to working for
Birkenhead, it’s people and businesses.”
For more information, visit @BirkenheadBID on Twitter
and Birkenhead First on Facebook.
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