Line Up Revealed for Ferryhill Town Council D-Day 80 Party In The Park, 12.00pm – 6.00pm Saturday 8th June 2024, Dean Bank Recreation Park
Ferryhill Town Council is pleased to announce the line-up for its forthcoming Party in the Park Family Event at Dean Bank Recreation Park, which is to be held on Saturday, 8th June 2024, to mark the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The event which is being organised in association with AH Events Ltd. will be FREE to attend and will include live performances from a variety of stage acts as follows:
12:00 – 12:20: Kenny D (Compere and DJ)
12:20 – 13:20: Khalysis
13:20 – 13:30: Remembering D-Day 80
13:30 – 14:30: BGT’s Soldiers of Swing
14:30 – 14:50: Kenny D (Compere and DJ)
14:50 – 15:50: Barrie McDermid of The Buskers
15:50 – 16:20: Kenny D (Compere and DJ)
16:20 – 17:20: Act TBC
17:20 – 18:00: Kenny D – DJ Party (Compere and DJ)
The event will include a range of attractions for the whole family to enjoy including Crazy Golf, and a variety of inflatables such as a Large Assault Course, Wipeout and Large Slide. The event will also comprise Facepainters, Craft Area, Garden Games, Tots Area and a range of Stalls.
Refreshments will be available throughout the event with catering vehicles a fully licensed bar serving a variety of alcohol including Fosters’ Lager at £4 per pint, Fruit Ciders at £4.50 and a range of spirits at £4.50 for a single spirit with Mixer, and £2 extra charge for a double. Challenge 25 will apply.
Parking at the event will be restricted to Blue Badge Holders only.
Security arrangements for this event will be heightened and Marshalls reserve the right to search all bags. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times, only alcohol purchased at the venue can be consumed on site.
In addition to the Party in the Park event, Ferryhill Town Council will also be joining organisations up and down the Country in a National Beacon Lighting Ceremony to mark the D-Day 80 Anniversary. At 8.45pm on Thursday, 6th June residents are invited to attend the Town Hall Garden for the Ceremony which will include a Blessing and Prayers by Interim Change Minister, Lindsay Southern of St Luke’s Church, the reading of the International Tribute by the Mayor of Ferryhill, the raising of the D-Day 80 International Flag of Peace by Ex N.C.O. Andy Denholm, 15th/19th The Kings Royal Hussars to the sound of the Bagpipes played by Piper, Adam Jenkins.
For more information about either the Beacon Lighting Ceremony or the Party in the Park event please contact Karen Younghusband at Ferryhill Town Council on telephone: 01740 652157 or Email: kyounghusband@ferryhill.gov.uk
