SEAFRONT traders have backed plans to bring back the revamped Southend Airshow next September.

Businesses along Southend seafront have given their approval to volunteers bringing back the crowd-pleaser, which was axed by Southend Council to save £130,000.

Volunteers Tom Curtis and John Delaney, who have stepped in to organise the twoday event rebranded as the Southend Airshow and Military Festival, gave a presentation on their progress to a meeting of Southend Seafront Illuminations and Business Association.

Speaking at the meeting, Roger Fisher, of Doodah’s restaurant and takeaway in Marine Parade, Southend, said: “You have done a fantastic job in such a short time.”