Countdown on to 10th annual Padiham on Parade 1940s's weekend

Taking place from Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28, the event promises a weekend of fun for all ages.

There will be music, colour and nostalgia, as Padiham town centre is transformed into a vibrant celebration of the 1940s.

Visitors are invited to dress up in vintage attire for the event, which takes place in and around Padiham Plaza in front of the town hall. There will be live entertainment, singers and performers and dancing throughout the weekend.

There will also be a display of vintage vehicles, market stalls, food and drink stalls, fairground rides and family games and activities.

The weekend kicks off with ‘Dancing through the Decades’ with DJ Dapper Dan on the Friday evening from 7pm to 11.30 pm in the marquee on Riley Street. Tickets, are £6 and available from the town clerk’s office in Padiham Town Hall or pay on the door.

The civic parade on the Sunday is from 10am and includes a morning of fremembrance, military parade, community spirit, and colour.

Parade participants and visitors will gather at Memorial Park Cenotaph at 9-45am and a short Act of Remembrance service will be held at 10am, this year honouring the Accrington Pals, followed by a wonderful colourful parade through the town to the Town Hall, featuring marching RAF cadets band, serving military men and women, local cadets, dignitaries and veterans, re-enactors, military vehicles, members of the public

and schools.

For more information about the weekend please go to the Padiham on Parade facebook page.