A rainy day on the beach is something most British people have experienced on holiday.

But visitors to Maidenhead Festival at Kidwells Park at the weekend were able to experience it in their own town.

The festival chairman Lisa Hunter said: "We imported 10 tons of sand to create a beach and people really enjoyed it. It was a shame we had some rain but it did not put people off."

There was plenty more to enjoy during the two day festival with a wide range of bands playing both Saturday and Sunday, stalls, a circus skills sessions and mechanical animals to ride.

Sunday was officially the day of the 'volunteer fair' when people were able to visit stalls run by various organisations and decide if they wanted to offer their services.

Welcome visitors were five groups of teenagers from the National Citizen Service - teenagers aged 15 to 17 who had taken part in a Government programme that involved them in a great deal of volunteering.

The groups from Slough, Windsor, Reading and Maidenhead got to meet Prime Minister Theresa May, who is Maidenhead's MP, when she popped in to support the festival.

Mrs Hunter said: "They were able to tell her about the projects they had been involved in.

"They made a big contribution to the festival itself - one group taking photograph, another making a film of the event, one ran an arts and crafts stall while another encouraged children to leave handprints on canvas."

But of course the event was all about the music.

On Saturday night Slough based Nate Simpson and tribute band Take That LIVE kept the crowds excited, while on Sunday another tribute act Bon Giovi proved almost as exciting as the real Bon Jovi for visitors.

Starting the music off on Saturday was the band the Julia Set, led by Colnbrook-based singer Mickey Berry.