Crowds descended on the town for its traditionally colourful annual celebration on Saturday - but disappointment has been expressed about the size of the procession and the low number of floats.
In a vigorous response, vice chairman of the Field Day committee Tom Bond said "We can only invite people to take part, we cannot compel them.
"Yes, we have had bigger processions in past years with more floats from other villages - but, with all the health and safety issues, we now have to do risk assessments because of so many youngsters taking part.
"The event takes a lot of organising, the committee works very hard and we were very pleased with this year's turnout.
"All we can do," he added "is to encourage people to take part and join in."
On Saturday, umbrellas were raised half way through the procession, Field Day Queen Lucy Burn was crowned between showers by retiring queen Becky Carr, judges took cover for the fancy dress contest, and the sparkling, red-clad Gym Club members gave their show on the field's very wet grass as the heavens opened - but everyone ignored the weather!
The event started in sunshine, with the four spectacularly colourful floats interspersed with walking tableaux, Morris dancers, group and individual entries, Longridge Air Cadets, the Brigade, Preston Jazz and Pipe bands keeping the tempo, with Longridge Band heading the parade after the excellent entry for vintage and classic cars and the Goldwing Club.
Longridge Field Day always draws the crowds for its street and field attractions, and no exception this year were the hog roast at The Towneley Arms, goods from the Tiffin Shack, ices and more at Bite 2 Eat, with almost every shop window in the town decorated for their own competition on the day.
The only casualty was the Skatepark Group's long-awaited championships which were totally rained off - but which organisers say will definitely take place at a later date.