STUDENTS at a North Cornwall primary school took their talents to the wider stage in an event designed to share and celebrate the skills of Cornwall’s future musicians.

On Friday, March 6, pupils in Years 5 and 6 at Otterham Community Primary School took part in the Cornwall Regional Festival – part of the Music for Youth Festival series – where they confidently took to the stage to display their musical abilities.

The Music for Youth Festival series is the UK’s largest festival for young musicians, with events held in over 20 locations across the UK. Last week’s Cornwall event took place at Truro Methodist Church and saw young people from across the region join together to share and celebrate their musical talents.

Otterham pupils sang ‘A Thousand Years’ by Christina Perri in their performance.

In order for their efforts to be adaptable, the performers also demonstrated their skills in using Makaton - a sign language which is based on gestures and is commonly used in British Sign Language.

A Year 5 pupil, Neave, at Otterham Community Primary School said: “It was scary to begin with but at the end I felt great!”

Year 6 pupil, Ethan, added: “I really enjoyed watching the performances from the other schools.”

The school’s headteacher praised the students and expressed her pride in their efforts.

Helen Ward, the headteacher at Otterham Community Primary School said: “It was fantastic to see our children take to the stage so confidently and work together to give such an impressive performance.

“We strive to give our pupils access to new and exciting opportunities like this where they can develop their creativity and engage with and celebrate other young people from across our local region. Very well done to all the young musicians who took part and made the event such an enjoyable experience for us all.”