CLERGY and choristers from Ripon Cathedral will travel the diocese next month.

On Friday, July 4, Aske Hall in Richmond hosts a Midsummer's Eve Concert by the Boy's Choir and Lay Clerks, which starts with a champagne reception at 6.45pm, and performance at 7.30pm. Tickets are £30 for the cathedral's Music Foundation.

Meanwhile, Newby Hall, near Ripon, hosts a summer garden party, including champagne and canapes on Friday, July 11.

Tickets are £17.50 available on (01423) 322583.