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hit with visitors THE sun set on a rousing per- formance by the Royal Philhar- monic Orchestra as thousands enjoyed a summer’s evening at Leeds Castle - the venue for an- other classical music event. The crowdswere given their fill


of music, magic, fizz and fire- works - waving their flags throughout. Artillery guns and a fly-by pro-


vided the finishing touches to Sat- urday’s Battle of Britain themed occasion, with performances by The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, The Patriot Girls (Joanne Pullen, Jo Gibb and Marissa Dun- lop Bidwell) and The Royal Phil- harmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Rigby. Soloist Tenor An- thony Flaum and soprano Katie Bird also wowed with Nessun Dorma and Rule Britainnia. Host Aled Jones said: “It was a pleasure to host the 39th Leeds Castle Classical Concert on a beautiful summer’s evening.” Event director Richard Millward praised “the perfect co-ordination of the spitfire to the music and the farewell wing tip as it headed into the sunset; and watching the Gar- rison field guns nail every cue of the 1812 in perfect symmetry, with stunning fireworks.”


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National treasure can fight on terror threat


LEEDS Castle can contribute to the local and national economy in the face of the constant terror threat, ac- cording to the attraction’s chief ex- ecutive Sir David Steel. After recent terrorist attacks, the


flag at the treasure house has flown at half-mast “on too many occasions this summer”, he said. Sir David, writing in the Leeds


and Broomfield parish newsletter, said that great houses like Leeds Castle can be a source of “joy and certainty to so many”. Thousands of music lovers, pic-


tured, were certainly undeterred to attend the sell-out summer classical concert on July 8. Sir David writes: “As a Navy man,


I support the flying of flags but it is hard not to reflect on the fact that the flag at Leeds castle has flown at half- mast now on too many occasions this summer, in remembrance of those who have died at the hands of terrorists or, most recently, because of the most dreadful fire in one of London’s high-rise apartment blocks. “As our country moves through a


period of great uncertainty, it is therefore consoling, to a degree, that times move on and there are a good manything that bring a great deal of joy and certainty to so many, such as Leeds Castle. If we, at Leeds Castle, can assist in making Kent and Eng- land more generally, an attractive destination for so many interna- tional visitors, aswell as those from home, then we will have played a good part in our national and local economy.” Sir David said that in the past year,


the castle has been used as a location in a number of TV dramas and two large feature films which helps to advertise the 900 year old attraction. He adds: “…if we are lucky enough to attract further filming business,we will continue to ensure that this is not to the detriment of our visitors.” The castle chief caused recent con-


troversy by introducing photo ID ticketing, to prevent local people “Facebook swapping” of tickets, often among local people.


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