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Roberts Bakery shine with the celebs at Chester Cathedral

Roberts Bakery Band held the spotlight amid the celebrities in the recent festive concert celebrations at Chester Cathedral.

Roberts Bakery Band
  Roberts Bakery Band held centre stage at Chester Cathedral for the charity event

Roberts Bakery Band recently featured in a night of festive celebrations at the magnificent setting of Chester Cathedral.

Celebs

The occasion, hosted for the twenty second time by the Neuromuscular Centre Charity welcomed the band for their sixth appearance at the event, where they were joined by award-winning choirs and a host of celebrities, including Adrian Scarborough, Claire Skinner and David Nelson, best known for their respective roles in the film 'The King's Speech', 'Outnumbered' and 'Coronation Street'.

It was a pleasure to perform once again at this prestigious event, and a great way to start our festive concert seasonMD, Paul Lovatt-Cooper

Pleasure

Musical Director, Paul Lovatt-Cooper told 4BR: "It was a pleasure to perform once again at this prestigious event, and a great way to start our festive concert season.

The band, choirs and celebrities were all on fine form and were well received by a packed audience."

The band will round off its concert year with its own annual event at Sandbach Town Hall on Friday 22nd December.

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