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On August 6th Chris Hart, Mary Bennett-Hart, Bill Russell and Keith Beattie posed for a Cumbria Life feature about Urban Classical. They are gracing the front cover of the September Cumbria Life (Workington version only) so run to the newsagents for your own copy now! See all the photos taken on the day in our Photogallery.
Free music and Fairy dust...

Get yourself along to Workington this weekend and enjoy some fabulous free performances by world-class musicians as part of Urban Classical 2010, and Workington’s Heritage Open Days programme. Aurora Strings, Two Violins and a Cello, and harpist Kate Petty will be playing in unexpected locations throughout the town centre and in some of our most loved heritage venues.  Mary the Fairy and Pixie Di will also be doing some meeting and mingling with the crowds to get everyone in the party mood for Saturday’s Picnic in the Park at Derwent Park.

"We are delighted to be part of the festival and to be involved in this initiative to promote classical music to all!"  - Ed Pendrous, Aurora Strings

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A CUMBRIAN housing developer has donated £5,000 to support Workington's first ever light classical music festival.Story Group has given the money to Urban Classical 2010, which will take place next weekend.Fred Story, Story Group chief executive and former owner of Carlisle United, said: "We have got quite a lot of staff who live in Allerdale and we do developments in the area."We see it as a positive thing for the area and we are  keen to support it."

Claire Driver, Workington town centre manager, said: "It is fantastic that a local company has become our principal sponsor and can see the community benefit of what we are trying to do."

Peter Nelson, owner of Keswick's James Bond museum, will exhibit some memorabilia.

The second half of the concert will be in the style of the Last Night of the Proms, featuring the 1812 Overture.The evening will culminate in a fireworks finale.

On the Sunday, the Simon Bolivar String Quartet from Venezuela will perform in Our Lady and St Michael's Church at Banklands at 7.30pm. The festival is being organised by Workington Rotary club, Allerdale council and Whitehaven's Rosehill Theatre.