AN IMPROMPTU sing-along broke out led by a local councillor and members of a community dementia friendly walk after they had completed their weekly stroll.

The afternoon of music was part of Dementia Friendly Prestwick celebrating this year’s BBC Music Day as part of the national initiative to bring music to all those living with dementia by 2020 and the power of music to change lives.

More than 100 organisations across the UK took part and DFP also screened the cult-classic The Full Monty at their film evening last week.

The walk along Prestwick promenade finished at the Parkstone Hotel where it was expected that Elvis would make an appearance, but he did not show.

So without the King, it was taken up by Councillor Hugh Hunter to bring the noise and he entertained guests by singing Buddy Holly.

Julie Twadell who organised the event told the Advertiser: “Cllr Hunter kicked off a live karaoke session by singing Buddy Holly. People sang along with him, it was wonderful.

“Residents from the local nursing home were singing as well. One woman led a rendition of Danny Boy which was lovely. We sang Elvis, Tom Jones. We even had two women having a jive to Jailhouse Rock at the very end.”

“The Parkstone have a music system they put through some songs that we ask for.

“We would look up songs on our phone, but so many voices were joining in we didn’t need the music.”

Cllr Hunter added: “ I started the sing song by giving a very bad rendition of the old Buddy Holly song ‘It doesn’t matter anymore’. It’s an old favourite that I pull out whenever I am cajoled into singing. Mind you, some would say that I don’t need much cajoling.”