Memories of Royal Leamington Spa’s post-war lights festival

Memories of a major lights festival that lit up a town for a decade will be brought to life at an exhibition that opens this weekend.

The Lights of Leamington Festival was said to rival Blackpool Illuminations between 1951 and 1961.

Now a project to capture the memories of people who visited the event in Royal Leamington Spa’s Jephson Gardens has been completed.

It provides stories of rainbow-lit trees, magical animal installations, spectacular skylines, music, dancing and fireworks in the post-war era.