All You Need Is Love

Between 1:00-1:30 pm on Monday 3 June, wherever you were in the UK, in city centres, towns and villages in your street, back garden or even on your sofa, you could take part in this massed performance. All you had to do was to watch BBC ONE or listen to your BBC local radio station. 

On the Front - the best of local music

• Fludgers Stage - jazz, folk, light rock.

• Rock Stage at the Cork - second main stage that was dedicated to the best of the rock and pop.

• Town Hall Stage - BBC Radio Suffolk stage offered a wide range of music for every taste.

• Youth Stage at the Leisure Centre - was a chance for the under 16's to have a go at DJ-ing and mixing.

Marathon Music "50 Hours for 50 Years" - Marathon attempt to complete 50 hours of DJ-ing (an hour for every year of Queen's reign). 

The East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity, in conjunction with Ipswich Hospital Radio, Radio Suffolk and ‘Lix Night Club’, was helping to celebrate this major event of ‘BBC Music Live’ with a sponsored ‘Music Play-In’. Located at ‘Lix Night Club’ (sea front) the first 20 Hours were an ongoing ‘Disco Party’ presented by their resident DJ.

The 50 hours began at *pm (20.00 hrs.) Saturday 1^st June to 10pm (22.00) on Monday 3^rd June. The remaining 30 hours Ipswich Hospital Radio (who this year celebrate 30 years of broadcasting to the staff and patients) presented a variety of programmes.  These were relayed back to the hospital (some live) and also to Radio Suffolk.

The charity’s Suffolk Fundraising Co-ordinator, Andrew Caldecott, said: "this is a great weekend not only to increase public awareness of the ‘Anglia 1’  Service within the region but also the opportunity to fundraise for the Charity, Ipswich Hospital Radio and the main beneficiary Barnardos.  A very big thank you to the people of Felixstowe and the region for their continuing support". For further information contact Andrew Caldecott on 01284 750 999 or 07884 326 688.

Sequence Music

Sequence dancing in the Leisure Centre.

Air Display

Flights across the seafront to the sound of Pink Floyd's music.

Street Entertainment

Majorettes, morris dancers, juggling, stiltwalking, unicycling and circus skills.

Children Activities

Spa Gardens - sponsored dance man at 2PM.

Sponsored Balloon Race

Winning prize was £100 and a finders prize of £25.

It's a Knockout

"It's a Knockout" competition.

Stalls

there was plenty of hot food for everyone, craft & charity stalls.

Firework

The day ended in spectacular fashion with a firework display to honor her Majesty the Queen in the fiftieth year of her reign.

Felixstowe Golden Jubilee Festival & the BBC

BBC Music Live, BBC Radio Suffolk & BBC Look East have played a major part in the organization of this huge musical show and were delighted to support the Felixstowe Golden Jubilee Festival.

Felixstowe was at the centre of BBC's broadcasting in the Eastern Region on the day of the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

BBC Radio Suffolk have hosted the national singing beacon launching the BBC Music Live festivals across the country.