Rocking & Rolling in Gretton

It’s going to be great!

If you think that variety is the spice of life, and music is the food of love, head to Gretton this August for a veritable smorgasbord of musical delights!

The Gretton Music Festival 2015 is taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, from Friday 28th to Monday 31st August. This village-based event is now widely recognised as Northamptonshire’s largest community-based music festival.

Now in its sixth year The Gretton Music Festival is again sponsored by Seaton’s Solicitors, with local offi ces in Corby, Kettering & Northampton. The Gretton Music Festival will be held at a number of locations throughout the village including The Hatton Arms, The Sports Club, the Village Hall, Lydia’s Coffee Shop and the Village Green. The highlight of the weekend sees the return of the sell-out ‘Rock & Roll with Laughter’, the Music and Laughter charity show. This is taking place on Sunday 30th August and is guaranteed to be a good night out. What’s not to like?

Steve Ashcroft and Martin Lewis provide the music ranging from The Beatles, The Searchers and The Drifters though to Rod Stewart, Carole King, Neil Diamond and John Denver. With over 30 years of experience in the music industry, they have toured with the likes of Roy Wood (of Wizard fame) and Hot Chocolate. The laughter comes courtesy of Doug Parker, a wellknown Midlands stand-up comic and proof that you don’t have to be ‘blue’ to be funny. He has worked as a warm-up man on many top-rated ITV and BBC shows, including ‘Parkinson’ and ‘Central Weekend’. Starting at 7.30pm, with a licensed bar until 11pm, tickets for this great night of entertainment cost just £10 each and are available from Gretton Post offi ce.

All proceeds from this show will go to support The Travers Foundation (www.travers-foundation.org.uk) a Northamptonshire-based charity that helps local 13 to 30 year-olds achieve their potential in sports, the creative arts and the performing arts.

The full 2015 programme will be confi rmed shortly, so please check the website for details.

Gretton Music Festival

Gretton Music Festival