Return of the Three Baritones

They are the invention of Canon Godfrey Hurst, vicar of St. Cuthbert's in Lytham who, after seeing the popularity of the famous Three Tenors, saw no reason why he and his peers couldn't do much the same thing.

So three years ago he, the Rev Alastair Whyte, then a vicar in Wesham and the Rt Rev Jack Nicholls, then Bishop of Lancaster, took to the stage at St Cuthbert's to perform a night of operatic duets, group and solo pieces.

Mr Hurst said: "It went down a storm.

"In all honesty we did it for a bit of a laugh, not thinking our voices were of such a standard!"

He went on to say that his old clergymen colleagues have both since moved on.

Mr Whyte is now a vicar in Garstang while Mr Nicholls is now the Bishop of Sheffield, but they are both making a pilgrimage back to Lytham this Saturday (May 28).

Mr Hurst said that the last concert was the first time they performed together, and they won't be able to rehearse until a matter of hours before showtime.

He said: "I'm not really apprehensive though.

"We've all been practising our own pieces for a while and only a few songs involve all three of us together."

The show is free to watch and starts at 7.30 at St Cuthberts in Church Road.