A rock musician and former Evening Advertiser employee who lost his fight against cancer is being remembered with a pop extravaganza in the Town Gardens this weekend.

Father-of-two Brent Page, of Penhill, died in January 2002, aged 55, at the Prospect Hospice, just a month after playing his last gig.

Since Brent's death, his brother Ross, and Andy Avenell who both played with him in the Swindon band Busker, have got together with other musicians to form MLC, to raise funds for Prospect Hospice.

And on Sunday pop and rock fans will enjoy the Prospect's Picnic in the Park, an afternoon of music featuring MLC, 4 Carat Gold, Celebration and the Phoenix 2000 Roadshow.

The Prospect Hospice has to find two-thirds of its running costs from voluntary sources. It costs about £8,000 a day to run the hospice, which cares for and supports patients with life-threatening illnesses.

Visit the Prospect Hospice shops in Havelock Street, Swindon, and Victoria Road, Old Town, or High Street, in Marlborough, where tickets are available for a minimum donation of £10 each.

Doors will open at noon, and the show will run from 2pm to 6pm.

For more information call Ross Page on 01793 726709 or 07718 227021.