A fundraising music and fun day is to be held today (Saturday, September 29th) in memory of Dylan Cecil, the four year-old boy who died in August after falling from Burnham-On-Sea’s jetty.
The event will be held from 12 noon – 11pm at The Dunstan House in Love Lane, raising money for the town’s search and rescue teams – BARB, The Coastguard Association, RNLI and SARbot.
The event will get underway with a kids hour between 12pm – 1pm when there will be a childrens entertainer plus face painting, balloon modelling, arts and craft making, bunting making, a bouncy castle and more.
During the afternoon and evening, there will be live music, including: 1pm – Ping & I, 2pm – So Watt, 3pm – Kastrow, 4pm – The Ovation Brothers, 5pm – Snatch & Co, 6pm – Vermin, 8pm – The Ginger Hitlas and 9:30pm – The Riverbrew.
An auction and raffle will be held at 7pm, compered by comedian Buster. The auction items include two Katie Melua Colston Hall concert tickets, five hours Free studio recording, £100 off an MOT or service, a Crealy Adventure Park annual pass and more.
Dylan fell into the sea from Burnham jetty on August 19th, sparking a huge search and his body was found four days later.