THE return of Lymm Festival is being hailed as a success, with the ever-popular event drawing crowds of hundreds when it kicked off this week.
Lymm Festival is celebrating its 25th instalment this year, and began with its traditional food festival.
There was also a moment of reflection when the festival began, with an event to commemorate the life and service of former Lymm town crier Peter Powell, who died earlier this year.
The memorial was part of this year's 'big picture,' which has been a feature of the festival since 2006.
Lymm artists come together to create a large image with significance to the village.
This year, 32 different artists were each given a small panel to contribute to, which created the large image when they were brought together.
Colin Grimes, chair of Lymm Artists said: “The first Lymm Festival 'big picture' was created in 2006.
"This year we thought it very appropriate to paint a picture of our much-loved, long-serving town crier, Peter Powell, who sadly passed away earlier this year after doing so much for the community.
"32 artists were each given a small panel to paint and then their creations were joined together to produce a large version of the original picture."
Colin added: "We were delighted that Peter’s successor as Lymm town crier, his grandson Andrew Powell, was present to mark the unveiling.
"The fabulous picture is now there for all to see outside the village hall on Pepper Street, and is already a talking point in the village.
"We hope to continue the 'big picture' tradition in future years at the festival.”
Chair of Lymm Festival, Ian Marks, said: “This year is the 25th festival so, to coincide with the 'big picture' unveiling, we held a party to celebrate our quarter century.
"We invited past and present committee members, friends of the festival and volunteers to thank them for everything they do - or have done - to make our festivals such a success and an essential part of the Lymm calendar.
"We were pleased to be joined at our event by many of the artists who had painted panels for the finished picture."
For more information about Lymm Festival, visit the festival's website.
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