TWO town bands will unite for a joint concert next month.

Spennymoor Town Band and the Tavistock Chester-le-Street Riverside Band will perform together at Spennymoor Town Hall, on Saturday, September 17.

The concert will help the Chester-le-Street band relax before a performance at London's Royal Albert Hall in October, when they compete with the country's top bands after being named runners-up at the North of England Regional Competition.

Tickets are £5 from any band member, Spennymoor Town Hall or by post. Cheques made payable to Spennymoor Town Band can be sent with a stamped addressed envelope to either Band Secretary, Old Park Lodge Farm, Byers Green, Co Durham, DL16 7NH, or Tom Moffat, 11 Windermere Avenue, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, DH2 3DU.