Raac drowns out classical in Carlisle

The ceiling of the choir in Carlisle Cathedral. ‘Unlikely that there’s any Raac there,’ writes Ian K Watson Photograph: Quintin Lake

In Carlisle we were looking forward to the return of orchestral concerts after an absence of four years; but reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been found in the roof of the auditorium at the Sands Centre, so all events have been cancelled. Perhaps the Northern Sinfonia could play in Carlisle Cathedral instead? Unlikely that there’s any Raac there.
Ian K Watson
Carlisle

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Gina Purrmann
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