Schools provide the sound of music

26-APR-10

Issued by: Duncan Bennett

Talented youngsters will be bringing music to the ears of town centre shoppers over the next month.

North Tyneside Council's Music Service has arranged a series of musical performances in the three town centres during the next four weekends.

It forms part of the local authority's work to support local businesses and begins on Saturday 1 May.

Between 10am and 11am, Whitley Bay town centre will host performances by Whitley Bay Schools' Choir, as well as Isla Hodgson, North Tyneside Senior Soloist Winner 2009, accompanied by guitarist Jordan Riley.

Percy Main Primary School's choir will be singing in North Shields town centre between 12.30pm and 1.30pm.

And in Wallsend, between 3pm and 4pm, there will be a steel pans performance by Holly's School of Steel. It features school pupils who have been taught the art of the steel pans by tutor Holly Connon.

Previous town centre events have included celebrity look-alike personal shoppers, beatboxers, balloon modellers, urban dance performances, heritage walks and a model railway exhibition.

To be kept up to date on North Tyneside's town centre events, visit the council's website or see local press for details. You can sign up for a regular newsletter by emailing: events@northtyneside.gov.uk.

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