youngsters are being offered a musical half-term holiday.

Workshops are being held from Monday until Friday as part of the annual Swaledale Festival.

The scheme is being co-ordinated with the Live and Loud initiative, which is run by the Continuing Education Unit of North Yorkshire County Council through its Connecting Youth Culture project.

Project leader Andy Elliott said: "The sessions will be run by high-quality artists, some from abroad.

"Each workshop generally is a performance and it will be a great way to spend the half-term holidays."

The sessions are free, and run from 10am to 5pm and are open to anyone aged ten to 21.

For further details, or to take part, call the Swaledale Festival office on (01748) 880019.