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Tin soldiers Tin Soldiers take aim at Trippets for the Tramlines Fringe this weekend The popular Sheffield 15-piece party band, regular headliners on the festival circuit, head up music celebrations at the region’s only dedicated live jazz venue this weekend. The Tin Soldiers recently performed at Wentworth and headlined at YNot Festival. They will perform at Trippets on Sheffield’s Trippet Lane as part of the Tramlines Fringe events around the city. The popular brass party band make up a full weekend of live music at the venue this weekend.
PRIZE WINNING ORGANIST Declan Poole, ‘Young Theatre Organist of the Year 2015’, presents a music packed afternoon for your delight on the Mighty Compton Cinema Organ at the Astoria Centre, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1JT. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the country’s finest young theatre organists. The concert is on Saturday August 13th at 2-30pm. The popularity of the weekly Wednesday afternoon tea dances and the Thursday Music and Memories concerts continues to grow with Kevin Grunill or guest organist playing the Compton organ. Both start at 1pm.
Forthcoming events in September include a rare UK appearance for Mark Hermann, one of America’s finest theatre organist in concert on Saturday the 3rd at 2-30pm and Phil Kelsall, resident organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool playing in concert on Saturday the 10th at 2-30pm and for ballroom dancing on Sunday the 11th at 2-30pm. Hot and cold food and drink is available at all events. Free onsite parking. For advanced tickets or further information on all our programmed events for 2022 please call us on 07944 566972 or follow us on our facebook page.
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Penistone wildlife group calls for action over reservoir duckling deaths Wildlife lovers are calling for action to prevent ducklings getting trapped in a reservoir spillway and dying, writes BBC Yorkshire.
actually they become exhausted, they get cold. "The adult ducks have oil in their feathers, which makes them waterproof effectively, and ducklings don't have that." Penistone and District Wildlife Group is calling for a permanent ramp to be installed.
People living near Scout Dike Reservoir, near Penistone, say the birds are dying from exhaustion as they attempt to escape the waterway. A ramp put up by one resident to help the animals was taken down by Yorkshire Water due to safety concerns. The firm said it is working to fix the issue but safety and the "functioning of the reservoir" come first. Wildlife enthusiast Alan Parkin, who put up the ramp, said he one recent visit he said he found eight ducklings trapped in the spillway, swimming around a dead baby duck.
Yorkshire Water said while "distressing" the area where people are rescuing the ducklings is restricted because there is a risk of getting injured.
"Once they get in they can't get A spokesperson said: "We have worked with out," he said. local groups and councillors and have installed "Mum duck shouts them, they a fence to reduce the number of ducklings getstruggle, they swim, when they ting into trouble - which has been successful can't swim no more they pack up and we are considering a permanent solution and die. to the issue. "If it's something that's going "This will need to be designed carefully as the to cost thousands [of pounds basin is engineered precisely to withstand to solve] then I can understand high-powered water during times of overflow it. But it's not, it's a simple little and we cannot put the safety of the reservoir, thing, a piece of wood." local communities and the environment at Vet and resident Kat Arnold (pic- risk with temporary structures that hinders tured) said: "The ducklings don't the functioning of the reservoir." have very long in the water before
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