THE FAMILY friendly Marvellous music festival will be bringing live performances to Dinton Pastures Country Park next summer.

The two-day festival will see the festival move from Wellington Country Park to the former Hurst Golf Course at Dinton on July 23 and 24.

Cllr Philip Houldsworth, deputy executive member for environment, said: "As a result of the Dinton Pastures consultation earlier in the year, we have been exploring hosting a variety of events at the Country Park and I am pleased to announce that the first event to take place is the popular, family friendly, Marvellous annual music festival.

"I hope many Wokingham Borough residents will come along, enjoy some live music and have fun in the beautiful surroundings of Dinton Pastures Country Park."

During the January consultation period more than a quarter of the responses said they would like to see the site used for carnivals and festivals whilst 20 per cent said they wanted to see live music.

Peter Lincoln, Marvellous Festival director, said: "Marvellous is a very special brand of family entertainment, unique in its approach to the festival experience.

"We are delighted to bring it to Dinton Pastures, and look forward to welcoming new customers into the fold, and to exploring the range of new opportunities that the move presents."

The line-up for the festival is yet to be confirmed but previous years have seen cover bands perform the music of ABBA, The Beatles, Coldplay, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and many more.

Alongside the musical entertainment will be a funfair, big kids village as well as food and drink stalls and an area for camping.