The arrival of a new festival in Ulverston has given people a chance to celebrate what the town has to offer.

Organised by People Planet Pocket CIC, FixFest took place on Saturday at Ford Park.

The showcases how the local community can make use of fixing, mending, upcycling, sharing, waste-reduction and money-saving.

Workshops included recycled jam-jar candles and scrap wax figure-moulding, along with foraged and recycled paper journals, a music workshop utilising ‘found sounds’ and instruments made from surplus household items and visible creative clothes mending.

FixFest is all about making the most of what you haveFixFest is all about making the most of what you have (Image: People Planet Pocket CIC)

Cat Moffatt, executive director of People Planet Pocket CIC, said: "FixFest is about bringing all of the great organisations in our community together to showcase what there is to help people fix and mend their items, save waste and money too but in an exciting and quirky way - Ulverston is known for being a festival town after all."

Among the organisations involved were Ford Park Community Group with a garden soup, Ulverston Bike Project who take donated bikes, fix them and sell them at affordable prices, Ulverston Repair Café, and Ulverston Scrap Store Plus.

The Ulverston Pride Community Group also created a pride flag from scrap fabric ready for Ulverston’s first Pride festival next month.

The event was even able to make the most of the glorious sunshineThe event was even able to make the most of the glorious sunshine (Image: People Planet Pocket CIC)

FixFest in Ulverston was the first of a series of events happening across south Cumbria over the summer with events in Barrow (July 6), Grange-over-Sands (August 3) and Millom (August 31) also planned.

Talking about the upcoming festivals, Hannah Abramson, director of People Planet Pocket CIC and paper-maker with Again Again Arts, commented: "Expect fun and unusual ways to reduce your waste and save yourself money in the process.

"Each event will showcase what that community has to offer and each will be unique, so come along."

The events have been funded by Westmorland and Furness Council and Cumbria Action for Sustainability.