The magnificent heritage site at Tatton Park will be staging two spectacular open air events this weekend. The concerts take place at the stunning lakeside setting of Tatton Mere with fantastic fireworks and first class musical artists. Tradition has seen these hugely popular concerts sell out for the past 10 years. On Saturday, July 28, the Hallé Fireworks & Light Spectacular, conducted by John Wilson, will take place. Recently ranked the No 1 orchestra in the UK by The Times, the renowned Hallé Orchestra returns to Tatton Park for the 16th annual Fireworks and Light Spectacular. Highlights of this year’s programme will include music from classics like Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet, Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Khachaturian’s Spartacus, as well as Leonard Bernstein’s Candide and Richard Rodgers’ South Pacific. In keeping with tradition, the concert will conclude with a spectacular firework display, synchronised perfectly with the Hallé’s performance. Tickets are priced £24.50. Groups of 10 people or more qualify for a £2 discount per ticket. The following day, the 80s will return to Tatton Park when a superb line-up of that decades’s pop stars come together for an evening to remember. Bananarama were the most successful all-girl act in British music history until the Spice Girls came along. The line-up at Tatton features original members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward (now married to Wham!’s Andrew Ridgely). The girls were discovered by former Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cooke. The band went on to have 10 top ten hits which included their debut It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It (No 4) and Really Saying Something (No 5) both with Terry Hall’s Fun Boy Three. Further hits include Shy Boy (No 4), Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (No 5), Robert De Niro’s Waiting (No 3), Venus (No 8), Love In The First Degree (No 3) and I Want You Back (No 5). Belinda Carlisle has had incredible international success both as a solo artist and as a member of the Go Gos. Her hits include the No 1 Heaven Is A Place On Earth, I Get Weak (No 10), Circle In The Sand (No 4), Leave A Light On (No 4), We Want The Same Thing (No 6) and In Too Deep (No 6) to name but a few. Now living in the South Of France with her husband and son, she recently released her first new album in a decade and the first sung entirely in French entitled Voila!. T’Pau, fronted by flame haired Carol Decker, had a No 1 hit with China In Your Hands both in the UK and US. Their other hits include Heart & Soul (No 4), Valentine (No 9) and the top 20 single Secret Garden and live favourite Sex Talk. Carol Decker was most recently seen as a contestant and mentor on BBC 1’s primetime TV show Just The Two Of Us hosted by Vernon Kaye and Tess Daly. In 2006 she also took part in the primetime ITV show Hit Me Baby One More Time in which she won her round and was in the final. She has also starred in the hit West End show Mum’s The Word alongside Patsy Palmer, Imogen Stubbs and Jennie Éclair. Nick Heyward is the enigmatic former front man with 80s band Haircut 100 who had hits including Fantastic Day, Favourite Shirt, Love Plus One and Nobody’s Fool plus solo hits Whistle Down The Wind, Take That Situation and Blue Hat For A Blue Day. Toyah, with her unique style and look, made a massive impact in the 80s with her hits It’s A Mystery (No 4), I Wanna Be Free (No 8) and Thunder In The Mountains (No 4). She won Best British Female artist at the 1982 Rock & Pop Awards (now called The Brits). She has subsequently had an equally successful acting and presenting career, with many stage and screen roles to her credit. Glasgow born Clare Grogan found fame as the lead vocalist in the band Altered Images which spawned seven top ten hit singles including Happy Birthday (No 2), I Could Be Happy (No 7) and See Those Eyes (No 11). Prior to forming the band she was picked to star in the cult classic Gregory’s Girl alongside John Gordon Sinclair. She was recently seen back on the big screen playing the lead role of Sandra in the independent British film, The Penalty King, also starring Nick Bartlett and Sam Beckinsale. As an actress she has also had major roles in the cult show Red Dwarf, Bafta award winning show Father Ted and Eastenders where she remained for eight months. Tickets for this event cost £29. Groups of 10 people or more qualify for a £2 discount per ticket. Children under five admitted free. Tickets are available from the box office on 0870 060 1768. | 
