The event was organised by Secret Millionaire David Jamilly and social entrepreneur and local boxing coach Frankie Wales, in conjunction with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.

The festival was set to celebrate Redcar’s incredible and unique heritage of 150 years of steelmaking and the spirit of the area and people.

Designed with the whole community in mind the Fire and Steel Festival offered a variety of activities and performers.

[2][failed verification] The closure of Redcar’s Steelworks not only had a huge impact on the local economy and employment, but also the moral of the area.

Shortly after the inaugural Fire and Steel Festival[4] on Thursday 24 February, the mothballed Steelworks were sold for £291m after months of negotiations with the Thai company SSI[5] creating hundreds of new jobs in the area.