Unfortunately, for most of the festival I was busy with the Bollington Festival Photography exhibition, the 20 Photographs & 20 Stories book with Nik Perring, and, finally, being very ill. So, my own photographic record of the event was limited to a short portion of the parade, the fireworks, and the few events I was able to go to before being bedridden.

I’m pleased to have captured a few good memories in addition to the photos and am already looking forward to next year. Have a look at a few select smiles from May below. If you see yourself and/or are interested in an image, please drop me a comment. The slideshow at the end shows my Bollington Festival 2009 images, but if you would like to see even more, please visit the Festival group pool.