A new exhibition, which pays tribute to one of the Mansfield’s most famous home-grown stars – the late Alvin Stardust – opens in the town in September.

Mansfield Museum is hosting the nine-week exhibition, ‘Stardust Memories’, featuring evocative memorabilia from all stages of the pop star’s 50-year career.

It opens on Saturday, 22 September with a tribute concert at Mansfield Palace Theatre the same night, which will feature the Alvin Stardust Band and one of Stardust’s old friends Nottinghamshire-based musician Vince Eager.

Saturday, 22 September will be a ‘Fan Day’ kicking off at 11am with the official opening by Iris Caldwell and Alvin’s sons Adam and Shaun. Also available that day will be;

· A Q&A session with Iris, Adam and Alvin’s Band

· Meet Alan Williams from the Rubettes

· Screening of Alvin on ‘This is Your Life’ and Rewind to the 70’s Concert

· Quizzes

· For a small donation to Prostate Cancer UK be photographed with Alvin’s guitar

· Enter the raffle to win a piece of artwork by Stu Rutter

· A film of ‘Stardust Memories’ including messages from Peter Shelley, Pete Waterman, Mike Reid, DANIELZ from Trextasy

Any money collected during the day will go to Prostate Cancer UK

Liz Weston MBE, the museum’s Curator and Manager, said: “Whether people knew Alvin personally, are fans or simply like pop, we hope they’ll find plenty of interest in this intriguing exhibition.

“We were privileged to meet Alvin a few years back when he performed at the opening of Pop Goes Mansfield!, our exhibition about the local music scene.

“The audience loved him. He played free of charge and was one of the most open, friendly and downright grounded pop musicians you could meet.

“This sentiment and respect was reflected in the hundreds of affectionate comments in a Book of Condolences we placed in the museum after his death in 2014.”

Stardust Memories runs at the museum from 22 September to 17 November and is expected to draw aficionados from all over the UK.

Tickets for the concert can be booked at www.mansfieldpalace.co.uk or by calling 01623 633133. (Stardust Memories will remain open unit the end of the interval)