Transport festival cancelled over funding shortfall
The festival involves exhibits of vintage vehicles in Fleetwood
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A popular transport festival has been cancelled due to a shortage of volunteers and funding, its chairman said.
Fleetwood Festival of Transport - known as Tram Sunday - was due to be held in July.
Festival chair Terry Rogers told聽大象传媒 Radio Lancashire there had been council support but "from local businesses, it's not been forthcoming due to the downturns and Covid".
The festival, which started in 1986, costs 拢25,000 to run.
The organisers said they would look to refund bookings.
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- Published22 July 2019
