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Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve and a highly successful solo artist in his own right, performed at Audley End House and Gardens on Saturday (3 August). The singer was headlining day three of the site’s Heritage Live series of concerts for 2024, which began on Thursday (1 August) with Suede topping the bill and ended yesterday (Sunday, 4 August) with Elbow as the main attraction. Of Ashcroft’s two support acts, Tom Meighan and Ocean Colour Scene, I enjoyed more the former, though the latter were not without their appeal. Meighan, the ex Kasabian frontman, delivered a superb, high-energy…