Three Towns Operatic Society will perform its annual concert in Culcheth, adding a welcome bit of musical sparkle to the village calendar.
There is something wonderfully defiant about a live operatic concert in an age when most of us have become far too accustomed to streaming everything from the sofa. A proper performance means real voices, real nerves, real applause and, one hopes, none of the buffering circle that appears just as the best bit starts.
It is particularly good to see Culcheth hosting community arts rather than allowing every worthwhile event to drift towards Warrington town centre. The village has plenty of appetite for culture when it is put on our doorstep, and Three Towns Operatic Society bringing its annual concert here is exactly the sort of thing that makes local life feel less like a timetable of errands.
The announcement does not provide further performance details, but the headline news is simple enough: Culcheth is getting an evening of operatic entertainment. A fine prospect, and considerably more glamorous than arguing over whose bin is still on the pavement.