Valley music festival

PERFORMERS are gearing up for the 53rd annual Haydn Wood Musical Festival. The much-anticipated competition takes place at Linthwaite Methodist Church Centre in Stones Lane, Linthwaite, on November 9 and 10. The concert by finalists is on the Saturday evening starting at 7pm. Admission costs £2.50 for adults and £1 for children. Haydn Wood was born in Slaithwaite on March 25 1882. He studied violin at the Royal College of Music.