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Thousands of campers have arrived in the heart of the National Forest for a festival to celebrate woodlands.

The Timber Festival was cancelled last year, but this summer was given the go-ahead with limited numbers and under Covid restrictions.

Sarah Bird, director of Wild Rumpus, said: "It's really a celebration of trees and forests through arts and culture.

"Taking people out into the outdoors to connect in different ways with this beautiful environment."

The event is taking place in Moira, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, across 100 acres, and includes art installations, poetry and music. About 3,000 tickets have been sold,

Mohammed Iffet said: "For us it is to reconnect with mother Earth."

Katie Bell said: "We are festival-goers so we wanted to find something that was family friendly so we could still be adults, but also bring a child, and there was lots for him to do as well."

All attendees were required to show proof of negative Covid test.

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BBC News Online

A Nottingham festival has been called off due to "uncertainty over government Covid guidance", the city council has said.

The Riverside Festival was due to take place from 6 to 8 August on Victoria Embankment, and would have included a fun fair, three music stages, and a firework display.

The cancellation follows news that Nottingham's Splendour festival and Derbyshire's Y Not Festival have been postponed until next year.

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Nottingham City Council said an event of the size of Riverside - which about 220,000 people attended in 2019 - required time to plan and respond to any new legislation or guidance.

Councillor Eunice Campbell-Clark said: “It’s is a terrible shame to have to cancel this well-loved event for a second year.

"The reality of running an event scheduled to take place just three weeks after potential new guidance on 19 July was just not practicable."

He added that they would continue to plan for major events later in the year. Next year's Riverside Festival is due to take place from 5 to 7 August.

A government spokesperson said: "We are continuing to work towards live events being able to reopen fully from the 19th July as well as providing £34 million unprecedented support for the sector through our Culture Recovery Fund.

"Guidance will be published ahead of reopening fully on July 19th and we are carrying out additional pilot events to gather further evidence and allow us to trial Covid certification, so that the sector can operate as safely as possible."

Giles Taylor
BBC East Midlands Today reporter

A memorial garden where people can go to remember the babies they have lost has officially opened in Nottingham.

Charity Forever Stars has spent three years designing, fundraising and building the Serenity Garden, in Highfields Park.

The garden's centrepiece is a bespoke acorn sculpture designed and created by local artist Rachel Carter.

People can have dedication petals woven into the sculpture and their baby's name put next to a tree.

Michelle Daniels said she and her husband Richard set up the charity after their daughter Emily was stillborn in 2014.

Mrs Daniels said: "We both had a feeling there was nowhere for families to meet together."

Mr Daniels added: "The space is a very calm space. It will also help raise awareness about baby loss.

"If we can get more comfortable talking about baby loss... then it's served its purpose."

He said they raised about £50,000 as initial investment, but the project will have cost nearer to £500,000 by the time it's finished - the next plan is to install a fountain.

Nottingham City Council has supported the project.

Sally Longford, Lenton and Wollaton East ward councillor, said the project was a "lovely idea" and they "didn't even hesitate" in donating a "few thousand" pounds.

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