YOUNGSTERS from the Huddersfield area will be featuring at the 64th Co-operative Youth Music and Drama Festival.

The festival is set to run at the Emmanuel Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, from next Tuesday to Friday, April 20 to 23, with a Grand Finale Concert featuring all the class winners highlighting the event on the Friday evening at 6pm.

The festival is always an extremely popular event showcasing the talents of hundreds of young drama and music enthusiasts in an array of classes for individuals, duos, ensembles and larger groups of bands and choirs. Anyone wanting to enjoy the festival as a spectator can purchase daily tickets for £2.50 or a weekly ticket for £10.

Tickets can be purchased on the door. More information from the festival secretary Ms D Redfearn tel 07535859596.