A POPULAR annual lecture being held in Bromsgrove is this year featuring an illustrated talk.

The 28th Bromsgrove Lecture will be taking place from 7.30pm at Routh Hall, Bromsgrove School, on Tuesday, April 15.

This year's lecture is entitled Chatsworth House and Gardens and is being given by Christine Robinson, who is head housekeeper at the stately home.

The lecturer has been employed at Chatsworth for 40 years, where she now has responsibility for the visitor route, apartments, offices and cottages on the estate.

Tickets for the lecture are available from Foto Factory in Bromsgrove High Street or by calling 0121 445 5005 or 0121 453 3034.