Rotary Club of Reading Abbey

 

 

 

 

Music in the`Park

Englefield Park

19th July 2008

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Music in the Park

report by Jim Walker

When the charity show,‘Music in the Park’, was staged at Englefield near Theale last year it was on the wettest weekend for goodness knows how long and much of Berkshire was flooded. Still the show went on.
This year the gods were kind and the sun shone for most of the day. The arena was ringed with gazebos and filled with an audience of all ages. The receipts are still being counted, but the charity chosen as the main beneficiary, The Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust, should receive a tidy sum.
Saturday saw the sun shine brilliantly for most of the day and a crowd of about 450 spectators sat down and enjoyed their picnic before being entertained by the South Berks Concert Band playing a selection of light classical music all of which was melodic and recognisable and brought great appreciation from the crowd.
To start the evening’s entertainment the children of Englefield School sang a selection of songs.
The event was organised by the Rotary Club of Reading Abbey who are grateful to the Benyon family for making the beautiful setting of Englefield Park available for the event. There can be fewer splendid sites for such an occasion, with the wide acres of the Park encompassing the view of Englefield House on one side and the lake on the other – and even a herd of deer in the background.