AN EVENT celebrating Spondon is back, bigger and better than before, with thousands of people expected to attend.
Impressive plans for Spondon Day are now in place and locals are gearing up for the event on June 28.
It is being organised by the Spondon village rejuvenation team and the traders' association and will be partly funded by those groups.
Some of the main attractions include a Spondon's Got Talent competition and a real ale beer festival.
One of the organisers, Mark Davis, chairman of Spondon Traders' Association, cannot wait for the day.
He said: "Last year was a great event but we are even more excited for this year.
"One of the main aims is to show off the village to the hundreds of people who will be coming.
"With the Spondon's Got Talent competition we want to welcome as many local entertainers as possible to come along and have some fun.
"A lot of the funding will come from the organisers but we will also be holding a collection on the day.
"The generosity of Spondon people is fantastic and the money collected will go back into future events."
Andrew Ferling, owner of Spondon Post Office, is organising the talent show. The 48-year-old said: "We are appealing for as many people with different talents to come forward.
"The council has agreed to close Sitwell Street for us so we can put the stage up.
"We want to be bigger and bolder this year. There will be music throughout the day to keep the atmosphere going."
The three categories for the talent competition are for under-11s, under-16s, and an open category.
Spondon businesses including Bluebells Dairy and Spondon Cheesery will be showcasing their food at the festival.
Mr Davis said: "The whole point is to demonstrate how good a village we are and what we have to offer for people across the county."
Peter Sheffield, managing director at Spondon Cheesery, said: "It will be great to go to customers direct and give them a sample of our products.
"We always like to mix with our customers and meet them at these sort of events."
Spondon Community Association is offering a free pitch in the village hall for local clubs, societies and voluntary organisations to publicise what they do.
Children's face-painting is also being organised, along with a special currency on the day called the Spondon Buck, which gives people a 10% discount when they shop in some places on the day.
