- day ▁festival . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁attract ing ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁- ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁featured ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁big ▁band ▁music , ▁" Prom s ▁on ▁the ▁La wn " ▁featuring ▁light ▁or chestra ▁and ▁cho ir , ▁with ▁a ▁fire work ▁finale , ▁and ▁" ch ill ▁out " ▁music . ▁Sunday ' s ▁event ▁tied ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁" Big ▁L unch " ▁campaign , ▁designed ▁to ▁get ▁communities ▁and ▁neighb ours ▁talking ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁more ▁by ▁having ▁commun al ▁l unch es ▁and ▁street ▁parties . ▁After ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁returned ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁over ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁ 1 5 – 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e . ▁Despite ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁award - win ning ▁success ▁and ▁popular ity ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁de cade , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁annual ▁White ford ▁Festival . ▁The ▁organis ers ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁at ▁Sto ke ▁Cl ims land ▁with ▁other ▁events . ▁ ▁This ▁sec ular ▁festival ▁helped ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁physical ▁( non - rel ig ious ) ▁maintenance ▁and ▁repair ▁of ▁the ▁local