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With less than two weeks to go to the Sunningdale Diamond Jubilee Music Festival on Bank Holiday Monday June 4th, tickets are selling well and organisers are putting the final touches to what looks set to be the highlight of local Jubilee events.
The presence of the Earl and Countess of Wessex has proved very popular, and the Parish Council are expecting up to two thousand people at the six hour event, which will celebrate the Jubilee with hit music across the 60 years of the Queen’s reign.
The line-up has changed slightly as the headline 60s’ Merseyside band The Swinging Blue Jeans were due to be joined by Sunningdale’s own Chip Hawkes, of The Tremeloes. But owing to illness Chip is to be replaced by his son Chesney who had a Number One hit with “One and Only” in 1991. Chesney, a former pupil at
Charters
School
, Sunningdale, has a big local following.
Hampshire band The Replays will play 60 years of British hits, and then children from Stagecoach and guest soloists will perform music from the James Bond movies. They’ll be followed by The Brits, a medley of British musical theatre by the Sunningdale Savoy Chorus, and musical comedy from Ricky Reckless (stage name of another local,
Ivan Chandler
, who has played keyboard for Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Cat Stevens).
Throughout the afternoon festival goers will also be entertained with a variety of music, possibly including a brass band, and the Tom Cats Cheerleading Team from Royal Holloway College.
People are welcome to bring their own chairs and picnics. A beer tent with real ale, tea and cake stall, barbeque with a lamb roast, ice creams and soft drinks will be available. Gates open at 12 noon, with live music from around 2pm-8pm.
The organising team for the event is being led by Chairman of Sunningdale Parish Council Christine Gadd: “This is going to be a fun-packed afternoon and great value for money. Do buy tickets in advance to make sure you can get in.”
Admission is by ticket, £10 for adults and £5 for 5-16s (free parking included), available from the Parish Council office at Broomhall Recreation Ground, tel. 01344 874268, email sunningdale.parish@rbwm.gov.uk and from Waitrose, Sunningdale.
Further information from Christine at the above number, or email her at chris@christinegadd.co.uk .
posted May 10th, 2012. updated May 21st, 2012.
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