'No need for wellies' at music festival

A music festival organiser has said the sunny forecast meant fewer worries for his team this year.

It will be the third year The Parklands Festival has been held in Telford Town Park, with more than 80 acts booked to perform on Saturday and Sunday.

Festival organiser Barry Holland said: "When you get a forecast like that there's a lot of other things you don't have to worry about like drainage and flooding."

But he also promised free drinking water and plenty of shade, with temperatures expected to reach 28C (82F).

There is a chance of a thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon, but Mr Holland joked festival-goers "don't need to worry about those wellies this year".

Preparation at the site started last weekend, with one large marquee erected for the main acts, plus three smaller dance tents.

Asked to describe his event, he said: "If you've ever been to any festival it's just a smaller version of that."

But he also said there was "no skimping" with the staging of the event.

Booking performers had become easier this year, he said, because he could demonstrate his festival had a history.

He said he believed it c ould grow further said he was building "something solid for the future of Telford".

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