Going back to Deal, it was absolutely packed. There were thousands of people on Walmer Green to listen to the Royal Marines - and see the rededication service at the Memorial Bandstand. It was an excellent concert, ranging from dramatic to popularist. The ceremony to the murdered bandsmen was very moving, not a sound from nearly 10,000 people.
Shame Dover's bandstand is so rarely utilised yet Deal has a free concert in theirs every Sunday throughout summer.