A popular summer music event is returning to Hinckley five years after it last took place.
The free open-air concert Proms in the Park is back by popular demand at Hollycroft Park, with orchestral pieces along with family fun, food and fundraising events.
Bardi Orchestra will be in action providing the tunes, culminating in a rousing rendition of favourites including Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia.
Organising the festivities are Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Hinckley Round Table.
Andy Waring, chairman of Hinckley Round Table, said: “We are delighted to be working with the borough council on this event.
“We are best known for our Santa Sleigh in December but the rest of the year we are having fun and raising more money for local charities and causes.
“This free concert is great for the local community, and Hinckley Round Table has been a part of this community for 73 years so we are very proud to be a part of it.”
Councillor Keith Nichols, executive member for Culture and Leisure at the borough council, said: “The Proms in the Park is a great event and I hope as many people as possible come along and enjoy the great musical talent on offer in the lovely park setting.”
Musicians from Dorothy Goodman School, Redmoor Academy Orchestra and the John Cleveland College Orchestra have previously performed in the community concert.
The flag-waving event last took place in September 2015, after it had to be postponed from the original date in June of that year because of heavy rain.
There were problems with bad weather two years before that, when the music fest also had to be rescheduled for September.
The event is on Saturday August 22, starting at 5.30pm, with the concert beginning at 6.30pm and the event due to finish at 9pm.
