The meeting this week called by the Town Council to discuss a Town Festival next year instead of the Great Aycliffe Show went exceptionally well.
Over 40 people attended and they were full of enthusiasm and ideas for the Festival. There are already 23 events that people provisionally said they were thinking about organising.  The events are varied, ranging from a cycle race, talent contests, football tournaments, craft fayres to community fairs.  Another meeting was held on Thursday and the Town Council are confident that Aycliffe will be able to stage a really great Festival in 2015.
Readers are reminded that the closing date for show handcraft and horticulture entries for the Great Aycliffe Show this month is Tuesday 19th August.Please get your entries into show@great-aycliffe.gov.uk or to the Council Offices in School Aycliffe Lane.  Entry forms can also be downloaded from the Council’s website www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk.