A RARE chance is on offer to become a Sherborne Abbey chorister.

The Dorset abbey is hosting a Be a Chorister afternoon on Saturday, May 23.

It is open to any boy aged seven and above who enjoys singing.

The informal afternoon, which starts at 2.30pm, offers boys and their parents or guardians the chance to find out more about the choir, see round the Abbey and enjoy singing with the choir.

Parents will also be able to find out more about the choir and what being a chorister entails from current choristers and their parents.

The afternoon ends at 5pm with choral evensong to which anyone is welcome, when the boys will join with the Abbey Choir to sing the anthem.

More information and a booking form is available on the abbey’s website, sherborneabbey.com, or by emailing beachorister@sherborneabbey.com.

There is no charge for the afternoon, but advance booking is preferred; the closing date is May 18.