Not long to go now until Festival on the Green. Here’s the full line-up of stage performances and times to help you plan your afternoon:
1.30pm
Hello and welcome!
Festival is formally opened by the Mayor of Solihull, Cllr Glenis Slater
1.45pm
Dickens Heath School Choir
Songs performed by Key Stage 1 and 2 singing groups, conducted by Mrs Maddock
2.10pm
Love2dance
Dance academy which rehearses in the village hall and school
2.40pm
Sickened Society
Heavy metal/rock band featuring local kids. Also playing at the O2 Academy!
3.15pm
Pauline Quirk Academy of Performing Arts
Singing and dancing by the children of the Light Hall School-based performing arts academy
3.45pm
Voltage
Rock band founded at Dickens Heath School and going strong many years later with lots of familiar faces
4.20pm
Solihull Pop Chorus
Children and adults from the Dickens Heath and Balsall Common-based amateur choir perform some of their huge catalogue of pop classics. Conducted by Anya Small. Get ready to sing along!
4.55pm
Partners in Crime
Classic covers and dance floor fillers from the Midlands leading party band – with Anya Small on the mike.
5.45pm
Festival closes
Thank you for coming!
More information on stalls, snacks and entertainment to follow tomorrow…