Coronation concert in Sixpenny Handley

ON the evening of Tuesday, 2nd May, at 7.30pm, Simply Cecilia and Friends, a professional group of singers, will take us ‘Around the World in 80 Minutes’, with music from a number of Commonwealth countries and others from across the globe.

Their repertoire is drawn from across a variety of musical genres, including folk songs, light opera, traditional, popular, and more.

St Mary’s Church in Sixpenny Handley provides the best acoustics in town – and the setting provides the perfect venue for Simply Cecilia’s itinerant style of performance; don’t expect them to stand still for too long.

Knowing that there will be visitors coming to the church, and the nature of the musical event, the village’s flower arrangers immediately took to the global theme. Each floral display will represent a country visited in song during the evening. Some displays will also reflect the King’s passion for nature and the environment. beacon

So while you are having a glass of wine and nibbles, before and after the concert, you might like to look around the church and identify each display with a country.

The floral displays on display throughout coronation week.

All proceeds will go towards St Mary’s Church Fabric Fund.

Tickets are £7.50, children (under 16), £4.00. They can be bought from the high street butchers, W S Clarke & Sons, or from Maureen Lockyer (01725 552492). They will also be available to buy on the door.

● 6:15 – Stoney Cross Live Band – with special guest

Terry Nash as Meatloaf

Food and drink will be available on site, including a hog roast, but everyone is welcome to bring picnics and drinks to join in the fun.

Note: portable BBQs and open fires are not permitted.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/ FordingbridgeEventsGroup/at fordingbridgeevents.com