Splendid Weekend
Splendid Weekend
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July 2009
Hyde Park, Hyde
Tameside Arts and Events Team are delighted to announce details for the two-day event that will take place in Hyde Park at the end of July.
Saturday, 25th July 2009 - From 6.30pm
Manchester Camerata Proms in Hyde Park
Concert starts 7.30pm (gates open 5.00pm, pre-show entertainment from 6.30pm)
Saturday evening sees the return of 'Proms in Hyde Park' as Manchester Camerata Orchestra 
once again take centre stage to perform an extensive programme of popular classical music. Full concert programme attached.
The evening will finish with a spectacular firework display set to some of the traditional 'Last Night of the Proms' flag-waving classics including Jerusalem, Rule Britannia and Pomp and Circumstance
This is an outdoor event. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Picnics more than welcome.
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Tickets
- Adults - £5.00 Book an adult ticket online
- Children under 16 - £3.00 (buy one get one free) Book a child ticket online
- Children Under 5 - Free Book a under 5 child online
- To book tickets in person, go to Tameside Tourist Information Centre, Council Offices, Ashton-under-Lyne
- To book tickets over the phone, please call the ticket hotline on 0161 342 4144
Sunday, 26th July 2009 - 12.00noon - 5.00pm
This year’s ‘Party in the Park’ promises to be bigger than ever before ... and Tameside Arts & Events Team are delighted to announce that Hot Chocolate have been confirmed as headline artists.
As well as Hot Chocolate, Sunday will see music and entertainment bringing the park alive for another fantastic free day out for the whole family. There will also be a massive free activity area including a 30ft climbing wall, paint ball, face painting, henna hand painting, clay modeling and lots more. If that wasn't enough to keep you occupied, there will also be a massive funfair and a craft market.
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Admission
Access to the family event on Sunday is free. 12 noon to 5pm
General Information
Parking
A designated event car park will be located on Park Road (cost £2 per vehicle both days). Public parking for both days also available at Beeley Street, Chapel Street, Clarendon Street, Cross Street, Multi-Storey Ground Floor, Union Street, Slater Street (all in Hyde). All vehicles are left at owner’s own risk.
Disabled Access
The Park is accessible for wheelchair users but please remember that both events take place on a Greenfield site and the ground may be uneven. Please take care when walking on uneven surfaces or crossing them in wheelchairs. This year a small number of disabled parking bays will be available to holders of disabled parking scheme permits within the park, via the Lodge Lane entrance. Once these have been filled, the Lodge Lane entrance can be used as a disabled drop-off point only. Further disabled parking is also available within the designated event car park located on Park Road.
Picnics
Picnics are welcome on both days. Various catering stalls will also be present including a hot drinks stand at the Saturday night Proms event.
Admission
Admission to the ‘Manchester Camerata Proms in Hyde Park’ event is Adults £5/Children under 16 £3 (buy one get one free)/ Children under 5 free. Tickets available on the gate or in advance from Tameside Tourist Information Centre, Ashton.
Access to the family event on Sunday is free - 12 noon to 5pm.
Weather
Please note that the event will not be cancelled due to inclement weather, unless conditions are so severe as to make the event unsafe.
Location Map of Hyde Park
For further information about this event please use the contact details below:
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 Arts and Events Team Tameside MBC Council Offices Wellington Road Ashton under Lyne Lancs OL6 6DL View local map 
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 0161 342 2300
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