A 1,000-year-old church is set to hold two summer concerts in a fundraising effort to preserve the building and its beautiful 11th century wall paintings.
“We do need to raise money for the church, because we haven’t got a parish, so we aren’t funded by anybody,” said Kate Gordon, trustee of St Mary’s Church at Houghton-on-the-Hill, near Swaffham.
She added that she hoped the concerts would help “bring the church to a wider audience”.
On Saturday, July 31 at 4pm, ukulele and guitar player Donald Bousted, who is also a composer, will be performing original pieces he has written especially for the concert, while on Sunday, August 22, a performance will be given by Graham and Alison Cracknell, mixing classical, jazz and show tunes on violin and piano.
To register for the concerts, visit https://www.houghtonstmarys.org.uk/news-and-events#Events
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