Festival Park, Ebbw Vale - a photo on Flickriver

            The National Garden Festivals were a high-profile 1980s initiative by the then Conservative Government in response to criticism of their alleged neglect of areas hit by the decline of heavy industry. 

Environment Minister Michael Heseltine proposed that derelict land should be reclaimed for a Garden Festival as a symbol of the rebirth of such areas. The festivals were held every two years. 

The first such Festival was held in Liverpool in 1984. Subsequent festivals were held in Stoke-on-Trent (1986), Glasgow (1988), Gateshead (1990) and Ebbw Vale Garden Festival (1992) which eventually won the competition.

The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival was sited on the south side of the recently demolished steel works. The festival ran for five months between May and October 1992 attracting over two million visitors. The development cost around £18 million. 

Since then the site has been considerably redeveloped with new housing, some light industry and the Festival Park Branded Outlet, a retail outlet comprising approximately forty shops

Taken in: United Kingdom / Wales / Ebbw Vale (show map)

Taken on: August 10, 2018

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Camera: motorola Moto G (5S) Plus, f/2.0, 1/965 sec, 3.6mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	motorola Moto G (5S) Plus
Aperture:	f/2.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/965)
Focal Length:	3.6mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	sanders_n-user 7.1.1 NPSS26.116-26-18 22 release-keys
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