WINDOW and door manufacturer Warwick North West will be the headline sponsor for Music Weekender in Bootle and boss Greg Johnson is urging the community to “come together”.
Welsh singing legend Tom Jones will top the bill at the festival taking place over three days from Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18, at the Salt and Tar venue at Bootle Strand, next to the canal.
Also performing will be Status Quo and local favourites Red Rum Club. Salt and Tar is a live venue opened last year thanks to £20m of Government funding for the regeneration of The Strand.
Warwick North West is a family firm that has been based in Bootle for more than two decades and employs around 120 people.
Managing director Greg Johnson says he and his team are fully committed to the area and are proud to sponsor the Music Weekender.
He said: “At Warwick we see ourselves as very much integral to the community. Many of our team is drawn from the local area and we also work with charities to give a second chance to people who have had a tough start in life.
“This festival is an opportunity for everyone who cares about Bootle to show what an amazing community this is. And who doesn’t want to see the legend that is Tom Jones perform live in the centre of our town?
“If all the different elements of areas such as Bootle come together then they become greater than the sum of their parts. We are stronger together.”
Following the Music Weekender Sefton Council will push on with the transformation of The Strand shopping centre which will be home to new leisure, education and health services.
Sound City, well known for its large-scale music events in Liverpool, is working with Sefton Council as a delivery partner for live sound, production and marketing for the Salt and Tar Music Weekender.
For further information on the Salt and Tar Music Weekender lineup or to purchase tickets visit https://www.saltandtarbootle.com/events-at-salt-and-tar/
