Photo Gallery: Head for the Hills, Ramsbottom Festival 2017

Posted by Helen Nugent | Sep 20, 2017 | Music

Oooh, now this is one of Northern Soul‘s favourite times of year.

Formerly the Ramsbottom Festival and now in its seventh year, Head for the Hills featured more than 50 amazing artists and musicians including international acts, emerging UK talent and well-loved festival regulars. Produced by the team behind The Met in Bury, there was also loads of vibrant and fun activities for all ages, as well as a host of delicious street food stalls.

Winner of Music Festival of the Year at this year’s Northern Soul Awards, we’ve got a lot of love for this brilliant festival and, as usual, we were out in force. A short film is on its way. In the meantime, feast your peepers on Andrew Allcock‘s colourful photographs.

(Main image: The Stranglers)

Beans on Toast, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Beth Orton, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Crowd images, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Crowd watching Glass Caves, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Dutch Uncles, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Dutch Unlces, Head for the Hills Festival, Andrew Allcock

Giant Rooks, Head for the HIlls, Andrew Allcock

Glass Caves, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Harp and a Monkey, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Hawk, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Hawk, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock2

The Stranglers, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Maximo Park, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Neville Staple, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Skinny Lister, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Neville Staple Band, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Tony Walsh, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Will Varley, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Will-Varley-and-Skinny-Lister-Head-for-the-Hills-Andrew-Allcock

Bhangra, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Bury Community Choir, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

By The River Stage, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Crowd, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Dantevilles, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Fiesta Catering, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Giant Rocks, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Larkins, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Larkins, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock2

Main Stage crowd, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Main Stage, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Mr Whippy, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Paul Jenkins, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Prosecco Palace, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Skinny Lister, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock1

Sonya and the Greyhound, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

The Farmer's Wife, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

Woodfire pizza, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

ChaatCart, Head for the Hills, Andrew Allcock

About The Author

Helen Nugent

Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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