AN inaugural music event is set to get toes tapping throughout Barnt Green.

Talented local musicians will be on the green in Millennium Park and High Street in the village as part of the Barnt Green Buskers’ music event.

Organised by Artrix Arts Centre and funded by Bromsgrove District Council, the programme of eclectic music includes acoustic artists, singer songwriters and local folk duo Mamwig.

Also appearing at the event will be Paul Edwards, world class folk performer and writer who also lives in the village.

Director of the Artrix, Hannah Phillips, said: “Artrix is committed to supporting emerging artists and nurturing local talent.

"Barnt Green Buskers is another opportunity to pay artists and offer them a platform to perform. It is also another opportunity to perform out of the building and bring live performance into a community.”

The whole community is getting behind the event, with local butcher Meadow Farm providing a bbq and Village Vineyard selling alcoholic refreshments.

Bromsrgove Council’s centres manager Cheryl Welsh, who sourced the money from her North Worcestershire Economic Development and Regeneration (NWEDR) budget, said: “I am delighted that the Artrix took this idea and ran with it to make it an event which, I believe, will become a part of the village calendar for years to come.”

The event, free and suitable for all the family, is on this Saturday, August 12 from noon to 7pm.

For more information, visit artrix.co.uk.