The event is being staged in the town's St Stephen's Church by the John Bonham Memorial Fund, who hope to bring in a total of �50,000 for the design and installation of a permanent tribute to him in the centre of Redditch, south of Birmingham.

Organisers Clem and Sam Dallaway say: "Over the years, many people - and not just Redditch folk - have asked why there isn't some form of permanent tribute to John in the town where he was born, grew up, went to school and, for a time, worked.