COLNE'S popular Luther Greenwood Festival will bring together some of the North West's finest talents in a celebration concert.

The event will feature the talents of some of the best dancers, singers, instrumentalists and drama enthusiasts who have taken part in the annual competition for performing arts.

The concert will be held at Colne Municipal Hall on Saturday, November 29, at 7pm, and will be the highlight of the festival's opening weekend.

Eric Beardsworth, spokesman for the festival, said: "It will be the first time we have held a concert like this.

"We wanted to bring together all the varied aspects of the festival -- speech and drama, dance and music -- in a special showcase event to present all this talent to a wider audience."

Tickets will be available on the door at £3, with free admission for accompanied children.