The event – held at Trinity Methodist Church in Orwell Road, Felixstowe – was also the launch of a campaign to have an annual nationwide Beatles Day to celebrate Britain’s best-loved band.
Organiser of the evening, Beatles fan Dean Gould said everyone present had been thrilled to hear a message recorded especially for the evening by John Lennon’s sister Julia along with Rod Davis and Colin Hanton, two original members of the Quarrymen.
Rod and Colin were in the Quarrymen at the same time as John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison before the group became the Beatles.
Mr Gould, 61, of Church Road, Felixstowe, said: “I am now working with Julia to have a Sgt Pepper Day every year in the UK.
“Next year is the 60th anniversary of the album so we will be working on that.”
He thanked everyone who attended the evening with guests including new Felixstowe mayor Darren Aitchison.
He said: “I would like to thank all the helpers who baked, cooked and put out a very generous amount of food with teas for everyone who came and donated money for Trinity Methodist Church, which made the evening a great success.
“The art work for bass drum was designed by my daughter Pipkin (Amy) which looked fantastic. “I arranged the props to resemble the cover of the album’s design with some help from Alan Rose. The Sgt Pepper album was played, and many people were talking and remembering when the album came out in 1967.”
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is regarded by critics as the Beatles’ greatest and most creative album and contains some of their best-known songs, including Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, With a Little Help from my Friends, She’s Leaving Home, and A Day in the Life.
It took 700 hours to record, was the first major rock album to feature all the song lyrics on the cover, stayed at number one for 27 weeks, and has sold more than 30 million copies.