A TALK on the history of the Three Choirs Festival will take place on Tuesday, July 8.

Dr Donald Hunt, a former organist and Master of Choristers at Worcester Cathedral, will talk about the festival — which kicks off in Worcester on July 26 — at 10.30am at the Elgar Birthplace Museum in Lower Broadheath.

Tickets cost £6 and can be booked by calling 01905 333224 or visiting www.elgarmuseum.org.