Bognor Proms attract concert-goers from far and wide

Concert-goers came from as far afield as the Channel Islands for the annual Proms in the Park in Bognor Regis.

A party of about 20 holidaymakers from Alderney decided to join in the annual patriotic evening of music in Hotham Park.

They were among some 1,000 people who turned out as the sun began to go down on the park's bandstand.

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Musicians from Bognor Regis Concert Band, under the leadership of Howard Burchfield, kept them well entertained.

Bognor Regis Town Council organised Saturday's flag-waving occasion.

Events officer Sue Holmes said: "The first group of people turned up to claim their seats at 5.30pm, two hours before the start of the concert, and set themselves up with their picnic.

"Everyone had a good time. The second half of the concert had people up on their feet and waving flags and singing along."

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The two-hour concert closed with classics such as Pomp and Circumstance March No 1, Sussex by the Sea and Jerusalem.

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