SOS! Village fete music required...

Our village (Weston Longville) is holding a Spring Frolic this coming Saturday as a fund-raiser for our large group of tiny local churches. (Click here for more details.) We've stalls, tombola, bouncy castle, face painting, cakes... all the ingredients of a good old-fashioned village get-together.

But no music.

At the last minute, our musicians have dropped out. Music really makes the afternoon - the band we had last year created a great atmosphere - and we're desperate for a replacement. It doesn't have to be a full scale band, just anyone who can perform some kind of amplified live music and is happy to be background for our visitors as they wander, chat, buy and eat? A couple of half-hour spots would be wonderful.

As it's a fundraiser, we're afraid there's no money involved: just kudos and our undying gratitude.

Can anybody help? If so, please email me urgently: cassie@tillett.org.uk. Thank you!

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