The town’s biggest free music festival returns in August when Local & Live sets up in Calverley Grounds again.

The free music festival is almost entirely funded by local business and particularly by Maxipay Accounting Services.

Held over the bank holiday weekend from 23rd to 26th August the festival draws thousands to the park with its showcase of the very best the local music scene has to offer before moving to Sussex Mews on the Monday. From modest beginnings on the Pantiles bandstand, the event is in its 18th year and has become the biggest free event in the area.