Things To Do: 12 lovely pictures of people enjoying the first day of Gosport Sunset Festival
Freddie Webb
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Gosport Sunset Festival in Walpole Park, Gosport on Friday, September 1. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-7821).
The three-day event is rounding off the summer and people flocked to enjoy the first day of festivities. It started yesterday at Walpole Park in Walpole Road, and will run until Sunday.
These included Oasish, Stereotonics, Forever Queen, Foo Fighterz, Abba's Angels, Reactor 1, Brit Pop Revolution, Mimi Rae, Daniel Wakeford and Island City. Visitors tucked in to the street food on offer.
Pictured is: Katherine Wingate, owner of Kathy's Seaside Treats Bakery in Lee-on-the-Solent. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-7814)
The festival runs between 10.30am-10pm today, and 11am-6pm tomorrow.
Councillor Peter Chegwyn, leader of Gosport Borough Council, said: “This event promises to be one of the highlights of the programme of free local summer events held or supported by the council. It's free to get in, on all three days. As well as plenty of live music there will be lots more going on."
Pictured is: Gosport Sunset Festival organisers (l-r) Jez Gaskin and John Seymour. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-7817).
Pictured is: Restless performing at the festival. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-7808)
Pictured is: (l-r) Jacky Charman, Matty Martin and Tania Egan from Gosport Voluntary Action. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-7784)
Pictured is: Sisters (l-r) Poppy John (7) and Ivy John (1) from Gosport. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1396)
Pictured is: Tom Mitchell from Gosport. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1346)
Pictured is: Molly Harris (12) from Winchester. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1383)
Pictured is: Ginny Ramshaw from Healing Space on Hayling Island. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1354)
Pictured is: (l-r) Emma Smart, owner of Pura Vida based in Portsmouth and Indi Gould from Southsea. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1340).
Pictured is: Fleur Ash performing on the acoustic stage. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1329)
The free event was supported by Gosport Borough Council. Picture: Sarah Standing (010923-1358)
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