Waddon Area Guide

Experience the glory days of air travel when Croydon was London's principal international airport. Take a guided tour of the Grade 2 listed airport terminal and visit the control tower and museum rooms. Find out about the pioneers of flight who flew from Croydon, including Amy Johnson and her record-breaking flight to Australia. Guided tours take one hour plus an additional 30 mins to explore the Museum and Control Tower. Interactive displays, a children's quiz, a merchandise stall and a cafe are all available. Free parking is available onsite directly under the aeroplane outside the terminal building. Voluntary donation of 8 per adult over 16 years requested on entry. Seewww.historiccroydonairport.org.uk [//www.historiccroydonairport.org.uk] for more information. Please only book if you fully intend to attend as spaces are strictly limited. Please arrive promptly at ticket time. If your plans change, email us at [email protected]

The Browns are singer-songwriters who started singing together in 2019 after reconnecting in 2015. They met as teenagers at a school dance and lost touch after arrangements for their first date went awry, but the intervening years has given them plenty of material for their songs. Known for their rich and expressive blend of voices in harmony they have performed at festivals and folk club venues across East Anglia and beyond. As well as playing music from the rapidly expanding list of their own songs, The Browns bring their unique arrangements and harmonies to contemporary and traditional folk songs. With just two voices and one guitar, which Vernon plays upside down, they have developed an exceptional sound allowing their distinctive vocals to take centre stage and shine..

An English folk guitarist and singer, specialising in traditional and contemporary songs of the north-east of England and in particular, the coal mining communities thereof. He is noted for his collaborations with Tom McConville and Stu Luckley, and for solo performances since 1982. During the 1990s, together with Benny Graham he developed a multi-media show documenting the coal mining communities of Durham and Northumberland, which led to the CD "How Are You Off For Coals", featuring a selection of mining songs. In 2006 Fox, along with a range of other top UK folk artists, was involved in providing performances for the "2006 Radio Ballads" commissioned by BBC Radio, and in 2009 he performed in the part of "Songman" in the highly acclaimed West End production of War Horse which played in the West End for 18 months and was subsequently toured for another eighteen months around Britain, Ireland and South Africa. Scholar Anthony Ashbolt describes Fox as "possessing one of the best folk-singing voices in England and he evokes the world of the miners and, in general, the songs of the northeast, with power and clarity."

Michael Haydn – Symphony No.25 in G, P.16 Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Haydn – Symphony No.83 in G Minor Nadia Barbosa – clarinet Jonathan Regan – conductor Erato Orchestra The Erato Orchestra loves Joseph Haydn and the orchestra’s 17th May 2025 concert is a Haydn fest where his dynamic and witty Symphony No. 85 ‘The Hen’ features together with his brother Michael Haydn’s vibrant and spirited Symphony No. 25. Topping this off is Mozart’s oh so famous Clarinet Concerto and...and...and...The Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams which is currently number 25 in Spotify’s top 100 British Classical Favourites. What’s not to look forward to! La Orquesta Erato adora a Joseph Haydn y el concierto que ofrecerá el 17 de mayo de 2025 es un festival de Haydn en el que su dinámica e ingeniosa Sinfonía n.º 85, "La Gallina", se presenta junto con la vibrante y enérgica Sinfonía n.º 25 de su hermano Michael Haydn. Para rematar, se incluye el famosísimo Concierto para Clarinete de Mozart y... y... y... La Fantasía sobre un Tema de Thomas Tallis de Vaughan Williams, que actualmente ocupa el puesto número 25 en Spotify’s top 100 British Classical Favourites. ¡Qué más se puede pedir! L'Erato Orchestra adore Joseph Haydn et le concert du 17 mai 2025 de l'orchestre est un festival Haydn où sa dynamique et pleine d'esprit Symphonie n° 85 « La Poule » figure aux côtés de la vibrante et pleine d'entrain Symphonie n° 25 de son frère Michael Haydn. Pour couronner le tout, le célèbre Concerto pour Clarinette de Mozart et... et... et... La Fantaisie sur un Thème de Thomas Tallis de Vaughan Williams, actuellement numéro 25 dans le Spotify’s top 100 British Classical Favourites. Qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas attendre avec impatience!

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Opera & Ballet International proudly presents an Ellen Kent production with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra Winner of The Best Opera Award Liverpool Daily Post Theatre Awards Back by overwhelming public demand, this award winning Opera returns with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan. One of the world’s most popular operas, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant – with dramatic results. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.