Light Up Leominster - wrap up and credits
What an event Light Up Leominster proved to be, as hundreds of people turned up each evening to join in the parades and explore the projection trail and live performances.
The Fetch Theatre unveiled their new puppet, the Lugg Maiden, after a character in a Herefordshire folktale.
The projection trail included lights as well as projections, encouraging people to look at Leominster with new eyes.
The projection work was created by Andy McKeown and featured images by locally based artists Jaime Jackson of Salt Road as well as Richard Shakespeare, such as this work:
The lantern parade included more than 100 lanterns, made by groups around town, including ECHO participants.
Light Up Leominster Credits
Commissioned by Leominster Cultural Consortium
On behalf of Leominster Town Council and Herefordshire Council
Funded by
Historic England, Arts Council England and National Lottery as part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone project
Projections
Projections, light and sound design by Andy McKeown of Wild Strawberry (or whatever you want to say)
Featuring:
Original content by Andy McKeown
Collections from Leominster Museum
Images made by Salt Road with visitors to Brockhampton National Trust Estate, residents of the Forbury, Norfolk House and the Talbot Hotel, young people of Leominster
Film of the Queen's visit to Leominster on loan from Media Archive for Central England
Home videos of Leominster made by Frank Dale
Photography by Richard Shakespeare
10 second films – made by you!
Lantern Parades
Lugg Maiden and parade puppets by The Fetch Theatre
Lanterns made by ECHO participants at Eaton Barn and Clever Betsy, paraded by them on Wednesday
Lantern Workshops by Olivia Mabey of Creative Minds Herefordshire
Wednesday Parade Dancers Jigsaw Inclusive Dance led by Enid Gill
Wednesday parade fish by About Face Theatre
Wednesday The Brownies
Wednesday singing by The Priory Children’s Choir
Wednesday stilt walker Ellen Lavery
Thursday Broseley Beats Samba Band
Thursday The Leominster RTC Cadets
Additional Performances by
Leominster Morris
Jenny Pipes Morris
The Priory Choir
Leominster Community Choir
The Leominster Lion made by The Fetch Theatre
Event Logistics
Event Producer: Rachel Buchanan
Traffic Signage and Management: Amberon
First Aid: Leominster Community First Responders
Road Closures and street light management: Balfour Beatty
Thank yous
Thank you to our Stewards and Volunteers including:
Sally Bradley
Wendy Coombey
Paul and Martha Davies
Angela Dyer
Kate Green (whose idea this event was)
Harriet and her friends
Deborah Jarman
James Lindsay
Members of Leominster Rotary – serving Leominster for 75 years
Penny and Paul Weir
Fay Wrixon
Students of Hereford College of Arts
Thank you to the following for your assistance with the projections:
Bupa
Carl and Emma Beebee
Cobb Amos
Coffee No. 1
Forbury Care Home
Jill Hanna
Leominster in Bloom
Leominster Library
Mike Barrington and The Rankin Club
Richards Furnishings
The Owner of The Hen Pen
WH Smith
Thank you to:
Jean Saunders, Project Manager High Street Heritage Action Zone
Members of Leominster Cultural Consortium for all of their hard work to make this event happen
All of the residents and businesses on Corn Square, High Street, Corn Street, Victoria Street, Church Street and The Grange for your tolerance and assistance
Clare Cathcart, Hilary Norris and the stewards at Leominster Priory
Malcolm Mason, curator at Leominster Museum
Grange Court for hosting our lantern parade performers
All of the local businesses who stayed open late to provide refreshments and late night shopping
Leominster Town Council staff and councillors for support, advice, event logistics, gazebo, sand bags, hi vis jackets, insurance and keeping the toilets open
Herefordshire Council for commissioning this event and for funding the free car parking
Herefordshire SAG team
Historic England, Arts Council England and National Lottery
The Lion Tamer team – Chris, Harriet, Hetty, Ruby and Sandra
The volunteer puppet handlers
The Leominster Rotary Club who celebrate their 75th anniversary this year
Everyone who has come along to enjoy the event – that’s you!
With special thanks to everyone else who has contributed to this event but has not made the list due to timing and human error.