A memorial bench to Pensford’s most famous son the jazz musician Acker Bilk MBE has been unveiled in Pensford just two months before the third anniversary of his death.
Commissioned by Pensford, Publow and the Stantons Community Trust in conjunction with the Parish Council and Pensford Music Festival the bench was crafted by local man George Tyler out of granite and wood. The bench was unveiled by leader of Bath and North East Somerset Council, Tim Warren and local councillor Paul May.
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Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral of jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk who became an international star after the release of his 1961 hit record Stranger on the Shore. Friends and family paid tribute at the service at All Saints Church in Publow, near his home village of Pensford. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-30046244