Thousands enjoy Black Country Day weekend

[gallery] Thousands of people flocked to Black Country Day events as a weekend-long celebration got under way.

Published Jul 13, 2014

Live music, themed activities and comedy has brought pride and passion with the Black Country Festival in full flow.

Hundreds of themed events have been taking place to mark the first fully-fledged celebration of Black Country Day.

Councillor Ian Marrey, from Stourbridge, and Steve Piekos from Cradley, visit the Black Country Beer Bus in Dudley

Families and friends poured into West Park for the newly renamed Wolverhampton and Black Country Show yesterday.

The former City Show continues today with various attractions including a fun fair.

Events also taking place today include a poetry and spoken word festival at Wordsley's Red House Glass Cone, a community fair at The Dell Stadium, in Pensnett, Brierley Hill, and Ommer n Spake, a storytelling and lia ve music event, at Mushroom Green Chain Shop, in Dudley Wood, plus many more.

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Black Country comedian Emma Rollason in her role as Dolly Allen, with, from left, Jim Thomas 83, from Dudley, and Steve Edwards, from Brierley Hill