A seaside entertainment festival is ploughing this year's charity cash into a cause literally close to his heart.
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Mundesley Festival manager Derek Kirk had an aortic valve replacement and a triple heart bypass operation three years ago.
Now as a thank you to Papworth Hospital which carried them out the festival is giving this year's proceeds to the heart specialist unit.
'They were good to me, so this is a way of saying thank you,' said Mr Kirk.
Last year the event raised about £700 for Help for Heroes.
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The festival, now in its 32nd year, runs from August 2-7 with all events at the Coronation Hall, starting at 7.45pm.
The programme is:
Sunday August 2 - Upper Octave, sound of the musicals
Monday August 3 - Jonathan Wyatt Big Band rat pack tribute
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Tuesday August 4 - Perry Dennis and the Twylight Shadows, Cliff Richard tribute
Wednesday August 5 - A Swell Party, seven-piece jazz group
Thursday August 6 - Katy Setterfield as Dusty Springfield
Friday August 7 - Olly Day and Nigel 'Boy' Syer in If It's Laughter You're After.
Tickets are available on 01263 721189 or 07867 632998
The box office on the village's shoppers' car park is also open Monday to Friday 10am-4pm from June 15.
See more at www.mundesleyfestival.co.uk
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