THEY dressed in pink boas and brought music to the streets.

And there was an appreciative crowd for the women from the top northern brass bands who entertained crowds in Huddersfield.

The musicians delivered a free half hour concert in St George’s Square to raise awareness of International Women’s Day.

The group, made up of band members from Slaithwaite, Lindley, Marsden, Cheshire and Bolton, braved the rain to encourage other brass musicians to get together and blow the trumpet for Oxfam’s latest campaign.

International Women’s Day is due to take place on March 8 and according to Hannah Alcock, one of the event organisers, the concert was just a taster of what people can do on the day to raise support for women in poor countries.

She said: “This performance was to help launch Oxfam’s Let’s Get Together on International Women’s Day campaign.

“On March 8, women across the country will be holding fun events with their friends and raising money for women all over the world.

“Some women have got in touch and they will be holding coffee mornings, cocktail parties, all to raise money to support women living in some of the poorest countries worldwide.

“The band has drawn attention to the upcoming day and we hope others will follow their lead.

Band leader and conductor at Slaithwaite Brass Band Tabby Clegg said: “Music is a very powerful way of communicating and changing the world.