FOR centuries, churches have been filled with congregations singing hymns, but former Eurythmics star, Dave Stewart has a wider, more ambitious vision, as an Evesham audience will discover.

Mr Stewart, who is also a multi-award winning producer, is in partnership with the Churches Conservation

Trust to bring a series of concerts to England’s historic churches, with the aim of “repurposing England’s most

venerated and historic buildings for their original purpose: the creation and celebration of music”.

Churches throughout the land "are to be filled with the sound of pop, rock and folk music, in a bid to make them the centre of the community once again."

The UK tour includes a show that takes place at St. Lawrence’s Church in Evesham on July 29, from 7pm, headlined by The Lake Poets, who are managed and produced by Stewart, but also including support from Fraser Anderson and a local performer, still to be announced.

Loyd Grossman, chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust, said “sacred buildings have a different feeling to just a secular building.”

He added : “In order to ensure the future of these buildings we want to make them what they used to be, when the parish church was the hub of the community."

Tickets and further details for the Church Keys concert in Evesham at: https://www.musicglue.com/dave-stewart-entertainment/events/29-jul-16-church-keys---evesham-st-lawrences-church-/