Thousands attend first ‘Sparks in the Park’ in over a decade

Organised by Out of the Box Events, on behalf of Ashfield District Council, the free event returned to Sutton Lawn for the first time in over a decade on Saturday 2 November.

Ashfield’s skyline came to life as the fireworks extravaganza returned. Sutton Lawn welcomed thousands of residents who enjoyed a night of free entertainment, including a fairground, live music and two firework displays.

Popular local vocalist Danielle entertained crowds throughout the evening ahead of Vice-Chairman Cllr Paul Grafton encouraging the big countdown before the firework finale.

The event followed on from a hugely successful summer of events organised by Ashfield District Council.  This included over 20,000 residents coming together on Sutton Lawn for the return of the three-day Ashfield Show.

Cllr Jason Zadrozny, Leader of the Council, said: “We had an absolutely fantastic evening at Sparks in the Park, welcoming thousands of visitors. We listened to residents calling for the return of the annual Ashfield fireworks event and we couldn’t be prouder to have brought this brilliant free event back.

“We are really proud that the Council, in partnership with Out of the Box Events, is able to provide fantastic free events like this for our communities, we know how they are for families and we look forward to welcoming residents to our next free events in the calendar over the Christmas period”

Next on the calendar of events will be three Christmas light switch-on events in Sutton on 21 November, Kirkby on 28 November and Hucknall on 4 December.

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