And the soloist did all her own stunts!

Not at the Crawley Proms! Oh no! We wanted more than a Britannia costume and a fake sword!

For years, the brilliant Julie McGlashan was called on to perform in some of the strangest ways.

She was dangled beneath a glowing balloon and hoisted 50feet into the air on a crane. And the amazing woman didn’t miss one note.

We adored her and always wondered what the organising committee would come up with each year.

The year 2000 saw 9,000 people gather for the proms in Tilgate Park.

Being the millennium year, it was a particularly impressive show, with a three-pronged helicopter display and planes flying past to the Dambusters theme.

The use of the planes started a rumour that 2001 would see poor Julie strapped to a wing, handed a microphone and asked to wing walk her way through her performance!

Now that would have been a hard act to follow!

Do you recognise any of the revellers in these pictures?