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The Trustees of the Villages Music Festival are very saddened to hear of the death of Dame Felicity Lott, who acted as patron of the Festival from 2015 to 2026.

Thursday 6th August, the Chris Coull Jazz Band will be playing in the gardens of Limekiln Farm

Friday 19th June, the Astatine Trio, violin, cello and piano return to give a recital in Ripe Church.

The 2025 Villages Music Festival was a triumph, held in lovely summer weather in the gardens, medieval churches and a village hall of Ripe, Chalvington and Laughton. a delightful corner of East Sussex.

This year's programme is now available along with online ticketing facilities.

In my four decades covering music and the arts for The Times I have increasingly come to value the local organisations that keep music alive

Songs from the Depths, performed by rising international mezzo, Beth Taylor and pianist Hamish Brown at All Saints, Laughton

A performance of Hadyn and Schubert pieces by the up and coming Astatine Trio brought an appreciative and engaged audience to Ripe Church...

Friday 21st June, St John the Baptist, Ripe. A recital by the Astatine Trio, violin, cello and piano.