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Choir performance at St Michael’s Church, Atworth

September 11, 2019
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THE Benefice Choir and Friends at St Michael’s Church, Atworth, present ‘Plainsong to Pinafore’ on Saturday 28th September at 7.30pm. 

Tickets are £10, available from Michelle Hole on 01225 709374. Children are free. Tickets include refreshments. 

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