Band to take flight

A READING band will take its audience on a journey through the absorbing story of flight at St Joseph’s College.

Trinity Concert Band will showcase a repertoire of classical favourites and film scores in The Music of Flight, which will illustrate the trials and tribulations generations have endured which have led to modern-day aviation and space travel.

Pieces such as Fly me to the Moon, 633 Squadron, Mars: The Planets, Superman and Skyfall will tell the story.

A portion of the concert’s proceeds will go to the band’s chosen charity for 2023, Thrive, which uses gardening to change lives.

Tickets can be purchased from the band’s website and cost £13 per adult, £7 students and free for under 16s, newcomers and Ukrainian refugees.

The concert takes place from 7pm-9pm on Saturday, March 4.

n For more information and to book tickets, visit: www.trinityband.co.uk

MERL tours

VISITORS of a Reading museum will have the unique opportunity to take part in conversational trips led by specialists.

As part of the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)’s Our Green Stories Tours series, curator Dr Ollie Douglous will be joined by academics Jenny Chamarette and Mike Goodman.

Dr Chamarette will explore sexuality, organics, queer identities, gardening, the environment, and the many links between the spheres on March 7. Each tour will last about 45 minutes and culminates in a pop-up display or an opportunity to peek behind the scenes.

There will be a chance to ask Ollie or either guest questions at the end of each session.

Sessions run from 11.30am-12.30pm at the MERL, Redlands Road.

n For more information, visit: merl.reading.ac.uk

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