THE last of Test Valley Borough Council’s Fun Fridays took place in Andover last month.

Each Friday in August, TVBC helped to bring a big dose of fun to Andover as it transformed the High Street into a festival.

The Four Fun Fridays project saw a vibrant programme of free street entertainment, live music and creative workshops.

Performance highlights included a comedy-boxing match, circus skills training, and intrepid explorers “flying” around town in an orange balloon.

It also featured bellhops inviting visitors to step inside their lift and see where it might take them and a photographer who dressed people up in amusing costumes.

Adults and children enjoyed the various art workshops including giant murals, large colourful letters spelling ANDOVER and an Italian chalk pavement painting in front of the Guildhall.

Julia Fitzpatrick who came to two of the Friday sessions said: “Just wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed the Four Fun Fridays.

“The two I attended were fab (and one of those was in the rain).

“My eight-year-old and myself loved the shows and taking part in the art projects. We’re lucky to have this in Andover.”

In addition to the street artists and workshops was the relaunch of the Andover Heritage Trail, which proved popular with locals and visitors to the town, even some from abroad.

Philip Sheppard and his daughter Betsy, aged five, joined comedian Fraser Hooper in the comedy boxing match, Philip said: “We both had a great day.

“It was nice to see audience participation in the acts, particularly with the mime act, which I think young and old found highly amusing.”

The Heritage Trail has been made possible through a Heritage Lottery Grant and a partnership between Test Valley Borough Council and Hampshire Cultural Trust.

A spokesperson for the council said it will now be rolled out to local schools. Leader of Test Valley Borough Council, Councillor Ian Carr, said: “We’ve had some great feedback from people who watched and took part in the various activities.

“We’ve also heard from some of the local businesses to say that on Fridays in August they saw more people through their doors and that people seemed happier than usual, which is excellent news.”