How much St Helens Council will earn from Reminisce Festival

Launching as a small nostalgic music festival in 2014, Reminisce Festival has grown year on year and now hosts more than 150 acts across seven stages in Sherdley Park.

Taking place every September for the past ten years, apart from a covid-caused cancellation in 2020, Reminisce has been a hugely popular event that celebrates old-school dance and pop music.

Nevertheless, there has also been criticism of the festival over the years, with organisers forced to apologise after long queues, security concerns, and WiFi issues in 2021.

There have also been concerns about noise and litter left behind at Sherdley Park over the years, while others have complained that much of the public park is closed off to tax-paying residents as the festival is constructed and deconstructed.

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How much does St Helens Council earn from Reminisce?

Reminisce has become a huge celebration of old school dance and pop music (Image: Reminisce Festival)
With St Helens Council renting out a large part of Sherdley Park for the day festival, as well as the period of construction and deconstruction, the local authority has confirmed that it will receive £25,000 from this year's event.

This is a £3,000 increase in income from last year's festival.

A standard Reminisce ticket starts at £90, with prices rising to £155 for VIP tickets.

What will the money be spent on?

Previous income generated from the festival has helped to fund the new skatepark in Sherdley Park (Image: St Helens Council)
As has been the case in previous years, the money generated from Reminisce is said to be spent on the maintenance and improvement of parks and open spaces across the borough.

In Sherdley Park, some of the investment has been spent on installing the park's new skatepark, as well as improvements to lighting and pathways.

Launched last month, the £100,000 skatepark has been funded by the council’s parks improvement fund together with Section 106 monies secured through local developments to benefit the area.

A St Helens Borough Council spokesperson said: “Income generated from the hire of land by the popular Reminisce Festival supports other council funding for our parks and open spaces, contributing to our investment in Sherdley Park over the last year and during the year ahead, including lighting across the park, the new skate park, and improvements to pavements and hardstanding.”