A music festival due to take place in Avenham Park has been cancelled.
AdvertisementPrestival 2014 was due to take place on Saturday 20 September and had promised big name acts on the bill.
No acts had been announced since 13 bands from across the North West were announced in February.
Organised by Rick Moore and a team of volunteers the festival had aimed to attract an audience of 20,000 into Avenham Park evoking the spirit of the former Heineken Weekenders which took place in the 1990s.
A statement on the Prestival Facebook page posted at 2.30pm on Sunday 29 June said: “Due to essential groundwork maintenance in Avenham Park being necessary, the venue is no longer available for use for a festival.
“Regrettably, having explored all other options, we have no choice but to cancel Prestival 2014.
“Many thanks to all those who supported the event and got involved.”
The festival never had the official backing of Preston City Council, but events manager Tim Joel had stated in January the council’s events department was working with the organisers.
Fishwick councillor and cabinet member for resources, Martyn Rawlinson, waded into comments on the Prestival Facebook post to say: “Don’t blame the council for this, Prestival is nothing to do with the council and nothing was ever agreed.”
In April drainage works in Avenham Park were announced but were due to end in July, these have now overrun and leave Prestival high and dry.
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