Let’s Rock the Moor is back this weekend

COOKHAM: Let’s Rock the Moor will return to the village this weekend.

The popular Eighties event will be back for its first festival since the start of the pandemic on Saturday.

Tickets are still available for the one-day festival at Marsh Meadow, which is due to begin at noon and will feature performances from UB40, Tony Hadley, Kim Wilde, ABC, Howard Jones, Midge Ure, The Real Thing, and many others.

There will also be a limited number of tickets available on the gate.

Food and drink will be available on site, purchasable through cash or card, while the Kids’ Kingdom will be open for younger visitors.

“I think it’s just going to be a great atmosphere,” said Tony Hadley.

“It’s the last festival of the year, so it’s going to be a bit of a celebration, and it’s going to be great fun.”

From 9pm to 11.30pm on the day of the event, The Pound will be closed between the junctions with Maidenhead Road and School Lane.

The National Trust car park in The Pound will also be closed during that period of time, with no vehicles allowed into or out of the car park.

Attendees will need to show their COVID status to ensure they do not have the virus at the time of the festival, otherwise they will not be permitted entry into the site.

This can be done by either showing proof of a negative lateral flow test result, or by proof of full vaccination in the NHS app (not to be confused with the NHS COVID19 app used for test and trace purposes).

For those entering via a LFT result, the test, which should be taken no more than 48 hours ahead of arrival, must be registered on the Government website.

Attendees will then be required to show text or email confirmation of their result to a steward at one of the entrance points on the site.

Visit www.letsrockthe moor.com for more information.