▁across ▁southern ▁England , ▁not ably ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁De pt ford , ▁Whit stable ▁and ▁H ast ings ), ▁its ▁rev ival ▁was ▁directly ▁inspired ▁by ▁Dick ens ' ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁Sk etch es ▁by ▁Bo z . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁has ▁since ▁grown ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁gather ing ▁of ▁local ▁Morris ▁dance ▁sides ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁festival ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁" A w ak ening ▁of ▁Jack - in - the - Green " ▁ceremony , ▁and ▁continues ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁High ▁Street ▁over ▁the ▁May ▁Bank ▁Hol iday ▁week end . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁other ▁festiv als ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁S we eps ▁Festival . ▁The ▁association ▁with ▁Dick ens ▁is ▁the ▁theme ▁for ▁Ro chester ' s ▁two ▁Dick ens ▁Fest iv als ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁December . ▁The ▁Med way ▁F use ▁Festival ▁usually ▁arr anges ▁performances ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁the ▁latest ▁festival ▁to ▁take ▁shape ▁is ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Liter ature ▁Festival , ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁three ▁local ▁writers . ▁ ▁Library ▁A ▁new ▁public ▁library ▁was ▁built ▁alongside ▁the ▁Ad ult ▁Education ▁Centre , ▁East gate . ▁This ▁enabled ▁the ▁registry ▁office ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁Ma id stone ▁Road , ▁Ch ath am ▁into ▁the ▁Corn ▁Exchange ▁on ▁Ro chester ▁High ▁Street ▁( where ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁formerly ▁hous ed ). ▁As ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁presented ▁to ▁Med way ▁Council ' s ▁Community ▁Services