Thousands of music fans turned up to Wisbech Park as the town council held perhaps its biggest open-air rock festival yet. Headline act Slade performed at the WisBEACH Rock Festival, alongside ABBA and Blondie tribute acts as 15 groups and artists took part on Sunday, August 8. Councillor Sam Hoy, chair of Wisbech Town Council’s community events and festivals committee which helped organise the event, was delighted with the turnout. "I think this was the biggest event we have had," she said. The nine-hour event also saw numerous charity stalls and fundraising activities for families to enjoy, including a ‘beach’ for children and festival-themed vendors. One spectacle that took place was the mayor’s charity chair dunk, before the mayor Cllr Andrew Lynn announced that the event had officially begun.