THE organisers of annual brass event, Pershore Midsummer Brass, have had to call time on the festival after a decision to develop on one of their venues. The festival, which is in its 15th year and was enjoyed by many Bromsgrove and Droitwcih folk, was a major date in the calendar of the brass band world. But the decision to turn the Angel Inn garden into a car park removed one of the event's main venues and a suitable alternative could not be found.

An organiser said: "This decision was not made swiftly or lightly."