A ‘BOUTIQUE, family-themed’ one-day music festival is being planned to promote local talent.

The Rossendale Music Festival is set for Saturday, July 29 in Haslingden from 2pm until 11pm.

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The festival, for which tickets go on sale next week, is being organised by the team behind Secret Events, who have successfully held electronic music events in the Rawtenstall, Manchester and Haslingden areas over the past two years.

A spokesman for Secret Events. said: “This is the first family-focused festival we have organised.

“The aim is to promote local bands, artists and singers on a platform they may not normally have access to and to provide the opportunity to perform to a larger audience.

“The theme of the event is a boutique intimate independent festival for the whole family.

“Entertainment will be bands, singers, children’s entertainers and DJs and we are hoping to also have some fairground attractions and activities for the children.

“There will also be a number of food stalls.”

The organisers are also behind the upcoming Secret Music Festival, which is also being held in Haslingden on May 28.

It is the third such event the team have organised with all the DJs performing being local to the area.

The spokesman, added: “The site we plan on using for the event is close to Blackburn Road in Haslingden.

“It has been chosen as we are able to develop the festival over the coming years to cater for larger capacities and more entertainment.

“We are still looking for people to contact us if they want to be involved either by way of providing sponsorship, performing on the day, or providing entertainment.

“We are looking for people like stilt walkers or creative artists who do something a bit different.”

Ticket prices for the festival are children £5 and adults £15.

They can be bought at www.rossendalemusicfestival.co.uk and go on sale at 9am, Friday, February 24 with the line up being released Monday, March 6.

Any artists of entertainers who would like to take part are asked to email info@rossendalemusicfestival.co.uk.