Lionel Blair showed his support for the Belmont Festival last weekend.

The famous entertainer drew the raffle at the event on Sunday, July 15.

The event, held in the heart of Belmont Village, stretched from the main shopping area through to the grounds of St John’s Church and the park adjacent to Belmont Rise.

Music was provided by the Radio Marsden DJs, there was entertainment for youngsters and a new buskers’ pitch next to the beer tent.

Residents associations, scout and guide groups, schools, churches, the Rotary Club and businesses all got together to raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

The festival is one of the main events in the borough’s Take Part Take Pride programme, which runs throughout the summer.