ALDERLEY Edge Orchestra will be joining the Methodist Church in Chapel Road on December 10 to help them celebrate their popular Christmas Tree Festival.

The festival runs from Friday, December 8 to Sunday, December 10.

On the Sunday afternoon, at 3.30pm, the orchestra will provide a seasonal entertainment with Christmas music, poetry and carols for audience participation.

Helen Hall, from the orchestra, said: “We are really looking forward to this event.

"On a dark winter afternoon the church will have a magical atmosphere with scores of Christmas trees lit up and we hope to have a packed church to help us celebrate the occasion.

"The concert will include favourites such as Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and traditional carols, but also some less well-known and quirky items – come along and find out - and bring your good singing voices!”

Seasonal refreshments will be served in the interval and there will be some stalls to buy Christmas presents for those difficult-to-buy-for friends and family.

Judy Povey, from the church, said: “Our Christmas Tree Festival is a really important part of our church calendar.

"It gets bigger and more ambitious every year and we like to bring in new ideas. It will be lovely to have our friends from the orchestra providing a rousing finale to a weekend of activities.”

Proceeds from the concert will go to the church’s Christmas Tree charity, which this year is Together for Short Lives.

This is a UK charity which provides help and support for families of children with life-limiting illnesses.

The concert will take place at 3.30pm on Sunday, December 10 in the Methodist Church, Chapel Road, Alderley Edge.

Tickets cost £10 for adults and £1 for under 18s. Tickets will be available on the door or can be bought in advance through the website www.aeorchestra.org.uk or on the ticket hotline by calling 01625 581321