Outdoor concert at south Warwickshire venue commemorates First World War

A gun salute and renditions of It’s a Long Way to Tipperary and other well-known First World War tunes will lead up to a fireworks finale at this year’s Battle Proms at Ragley Hall near Stratford next weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Aug 2014, 13:00 BST
The Battle Proms at Ragley Hall will include a fireworks finale at the end of the evening.The Battle Proms at Ragley Hall will include a fireworks finale at the end of the evening.
The Battle Proms at Ragley Hall will include a fireworks finale at the end of the evening.

The outdoor event takes place in the grounds of the Ragley estate in Alcester on Saturday August 16.

Starting with cavalry displays in First World War regalia, the concert programme includes The Rockabellas performing a medley of songs popularised during the war, a gun salute by an original First World War 13 pounder field gun and an orchestral performance of Lest we Forget - a specially-created work which includes It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, What a Friend We Have in Jesus (the tune used by soldiers for When this Bloody War is Over) and Mademoiselle from Armentières, recognisable to most of us as the tune to Hinky Dinky Parlez-Vous, before ending with a solo trumpet performance of The Last Post.

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The concert will end with a Last Night of the Proms-style flag-waving finale and fireworks display. People are welcome to bring picnics and advised to bring chairs or blankets to sit on and warm and waterproof clothing. Gates open at 4.30pm and the cavalry display starts at 5.50pm. The concert is due to end at 10pm. Tickets cost £35 or £17 for children and free for under-fives. Call 01432 355 416 or visit www.battleproms.com

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