THE National Trust is inviting visitors to spend a summer's evening relaxing in a beautiful garden while enjoying tranquil music.

Later this month, the trust will be opening its regional office at Goddards, in Tadcaster Road, York, for a picnic concert in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Visitors will be invited to stroll through the garden and enjoy a picnic in the concert area where the Spirit of Harmony chorus, from the Calder Valley Barbershop Harmony Club, will be performing.

The gardens, which formerly belonged to chocolate manufacturer Noel Terry, have been returned to their former glory by gardener Alison Green.

The event will take place on Saturday, June 21, from 5pm to 10pm, during which there will be a raffle to win an original work of art by South African artist Pearl Murray.

Tickets are £12, available by calling (01904) 702535.