THE WINNER of our recent ticket contest to Marvellous Festival said she had – what else? – a marvellous time.
Camilla Lovell was the lucky recipient of four tickets to the tribute festival, which took place earlier this month in Dinton Pastures.
And the timing couldn’t have been better: her family had recovered from covid and had seen their 12-year-old son have a miserable birthday due to his ill-health. But having recovered and given the all-clear, they were able to rock along to some of the best music ever.
The line-up included tributes to Coldplay, Queen and T Rex, as well as Fleetwood Mac, the Killers and the ELO.
On the Sunday, there were nods to Ed Sheeran, Simon and Garfunkel and Bob Marley.
A second stage featured local acts including Daughter of the Water, Andy Sugarcandy, Paula Curtis and Treble 21.
Other activities included a special area for children, a fun fair and food stalls.
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Despite reduced numbers this year, as a result of the pandemic, the event was a massive hit and plans are being put in place for next year’s event.
Mrs Lovell said: “My eldest son had the worst birthday ever, being really poorly with covid. When I found out we’d won the tickets we were still in isolation and unsure if we would have the energy to go to the festival.
“But the NHS confirmed we were free to go out and about and we were so chuffed and excited to be finally allowed out.
“It was absolutely amazing to have something as wonderful as the Marvellous Festival to go to, it really was the best medicine for recovery.”
And it wasn’t just being allowed out of isolation that meant the Lovells had a great time.
“This was the first time my kids had been to a festival, and they had the best time,” she said. “We made it down there for a few hours on the Saturday and for most of the day on the Sunday.
“We had such a great time that even though Sunday was a school night we stayed quite late as we felt we as a family really needed to have as much fun as possible.
“The sun was shining, the bands were awesome, the atmosphere was super.”
For more details, or to find out more about next year’s festival, log on to www.marvellousfestivals.com
