Weald on the Field, Uckfield’s free family festival organised by Uckfield Town Council and Food Rocks, returned for an amazing day of entertainment on Saturday, 10 August 2024.
Marked by beautifully sunny weather on Luxford Field, the eighth year of the annual festival was supercharged by some incredible live music acts from Uckfield and the surrounding areas, as well as some outstanding food and drink stalls.
Rocking the main stage were The Carnaby Brothers, The Offbeat, Dynamite, R.E.D. and headliners Fat Freddie & The Queens, all of whom put on a thrilling display with something for all ages amongst the audience.
In the intervals between each band, Jimmy Van Lin – A.K.A. The Funky Fiddler – played a hugely impressive four sets with hits ranging from Elvis Presley to crowd favourite ‘Sweet Caroline’.
Elsewhere on the field, a capacity crowd kept themselves suitably refreshed with the wide array of food and drink options available.
With local cider, beer, gin, cocktail and soft drink options, plus plenty of tea, coffee and pastry temptations, and cuisine including Taiwanese, Nepalese, Greek, Mexican and locally-sourced BBQ burgers and sausages, everyone was left with full bellies.
With many of these vendors selling out by the end of the day, it sounded like they had a great time too!
There was great children’s entertainment with a bungee trampoline that was busy all day, as well as the classic ‘hook a duck’ competition and teacup rides, plus plenty of toys and sweets on sale.
At the top of the field, a huge number of local businesses, charities and organisations ran stalls too, and were joined by a wide array of crafts stalls, selling all sorts of great creations.
Overall, it was one of the most successful Weald on the Field editions in its eight-year run to date.
Uckfield Town Council would like to thank the supporters of the day, chiefly Uckfield Chamber of Commerce, Lawson Commercial and Eastbourne Motoring Centre.
A huge thanks goes to our additional supporters Freedom Leisure, C.J. Thornes, Crusader Vehicles, Lawson Queay, the Co-Operative Funeralcare Uckfield and Vince Taylor Tofts.
And a huge thank you goes to Michelle Wallis for her amazing photographs – including all of those featured here!
We look forward to next year’s festival on Saturday, 9 August 2025, which we hope will be even bigger and better again!
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