Proms in the Park
Saturday 3 July 2010
Hotham Park Bandstand, Bognor Regis

Hundreds enjoy Hotham's annual concert

Well over a thousand prom-goers packed an area of Hotham Park in Bognor Regis for its annual evening concert. The turnout for the latest Proms in the Park last Saturday was the best in years. Some 1300-1400 people are believed to have enjoyed the two hours of music from the Bognor Regis Concert Band.

Organiser Sue Holmes, the events officer of Bognor Regis Town Council, said; "It was a beautiful evening and the atmosphere was very good. We had a very good turnout. People were there two-and-a-half hours before the start when we turned up to set things up. There were some wonderful picnics to be seen and lots and lots of flag waving, of all sizes, towards the end of the concert."

The first half of the programme, sponsored by Autumn Lodge, saw the musicians play pieces by Goff Richards, Rimsky-Korsakov and King Henry VIII. This was followed by a second half with the traditional favourites of Pomp and Circumstance March Number One, Jerusalem and Sussex by the Sea.

from Bognor Regis Observer, 8 July 2010