ULVERSTON has been celebrating a new lease of life with a week of fun and games for all the family.

People of all ages have been flocking to town to take part in the Coro All festival this week.

The event was organised to mark the handover of the Coronation Hall and Ulverston markets from South Lakeland District Council to the Ulverston Community Enterprises.

Judy Pickthall, chairman of the organisation, is delighted to mark the event and bring these valuable assets back into the hands of the community.

She said: "The hall was threatened with closure about two years ago and everyone said 'we want the hall' so we set up a company to take it over.

<strong> The Coronation Hall in Ulverston will transform into a temple of all things Geek as part of the Coro All Festival <strong>

"The hall is the heart of the community and two years ago, when we were doing our research, more than 1,000 people responded within 10 days and 90 per cent of those said that the hall and the markets were crucial to the centre of Ulverston."

To celebrate the handover, the Coronation Hall has been alive with the sights and sounds of music and art for the past six days as children from across the area took part in a whole host of activities.

<strong> Festival brings family fun for all to Coro Hall </strong>

The festival kicked off on Tuesday evening with a bingo night introducing a number of musical, theatrical and artistic workshops throughout the rest of the week.

Highlights from the week included a roller disco, an outside climing wall, drumming workshops, a cake competition and a gala finale featuring songs from the shows.

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Another key part of the celebration was the Artspace Greenroom exhibition which featured three-dimensional maps of Ulverston created by Croftlands Primary School, Sir John Barrow School and Church Walk Primary School.

The school worked with professional artists to create the masterpieces which were displayed alongside a soundscape of the sounds of daily life in Ulverston.

John Hall, project manager of Artspace Greenroom, thoroughly enjoyed working on the scheme.

He said: "It's important that we value young people and that we value their skills and imagination. It also shows that there's a place for creativity in the daily life of the town."

After a week of celebrating two of the town's most iconic features, bosses of Ulverston Community Enterprises are urging people to make the most of what's on offer.

Amy Stretch-Parker co-ordinated all of this week's events and is determined to see the hall continue to thrive.

She said: "If we were to lose the markets it would be incredibly sad considering how long we've had a market charter here and if we were to lose the hall it would be incredibly sad considering we have such a history of the arts here."

"It's about giving power to the community. This is the heart of the community."