Sandbach's historic transport festival rolls into town this weekend.

The legendary two-day event celebrates the market town's famous links with the transport world which started with Foden trucks in Elworth.

Sandbach Nub News told here https://sandbach.nub.news/news/local-news/foden-fans-see-rare-vintage-truck-at-open-day-to-celebrate-societys-30th-anniversary-148981 how the Foden Society celebrated a major anniversary last year.

Sandbach is now more famous for its links to the M6 cutting through the country, going north and south but its famous Foden and ERF trucks will be at Sandbach Transport Festival, honouring the important heritage.

Details of the two-day event on Saturday and Sunday were revealed in our story here: https://sandbach.nub.news/news/local-news/town-is-on-the-road-to-success-with-this-weekends-sandbach-transport-festival-180218

As part of the festival, there will be a few road closures as well as revealed here: https://sandbach.nub.news/news/local-news/local-record-business-sponsors-this-weekends-music-festival-on-the-cobbles-180770

The event is not now just about transport it also includes a Sandbach Music Festival on The Cobbles, details of which were revealed in lour story here: https://sandbach.nub.news/news/local-news/sandbach-transport-festival-organisers-release-details-of-road-closures-for-this-weekends-two-day-event-180291

Enjoy the Sandbach Transport Festival which will be opened by Sandbach Mayor, Councillor Kathryn Flavell, at 10 am tomorrow (April 22nd).

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