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Creamfields spends £500,000 on improvements

French music producer David Guetta performed at Creamfields in 2012
French music producer David Guetta performed at Creamfields in 2012 Credit: PA Wire

Creamfields have announced a number of major improvements to the festival site at Daresbury.

£500,000 is to be spent on improving key areas of the site, including the field drainage systems, investment into additional trackways and a series of new bridges across fields.

It follows the cancellation of the final day of last year’s event due to adverse weather and flooding.

The full Creamfields line-up will be announced on Wednesday 27th February.

Creamfields washout

by Rob Jaskowski
Festival campers
Wet festival campers dry out after the rain Credit: Dave Brown ITV Granada

Organisers of the Creamfields music and dance festival are counting the costs of the weekend's bad weather.

Yesterday's performances had to be cancelled and campers were forced to abandon the site near Warrington.

Many disappointed spectators are demanding compensation.

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Creamfields music festival abandoned

by Rob Jaskowski

The annual Creamfields festival in at Daresbury near Warrington has been abandoned after a night of heavy rain caused the grounds to flood.

Cheshire Police issued a warning first thing this morning advising campers and festival goers to leave the site.

The rest of today's dance and music events have been posponed as more heavy rain is expected:-

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