Talented young people get in tune

(Stround News and Journal 16th January 2008)

Band at youth festival

Nailsworth Training Band perform at the Youth Fest (ZSEM2846H07)

Youngsters show off their talents in a YouthFest organised by Gloucestershire Youth Partnership (GYP) at Stroud Youth Centre.

Diana Organ, GYP chairman, opened the evening.

Young people from the Stroud area displayed their impressive talents to invited dignitaries and guests in a range of fields.

Acts included Nailsworth Training Band, Wotton Dancers, Marshal Arts Group based at the centre and magician and comedian Tom Elliot and there were crafts made by the guides.

DVDs. videos and displays showed the challenging activities the local statutory and voluntary youth organisations offer to the youth of today.

The evening closed with a presentation to Steve Robinson, a GYP trustee, for his forty years dedication to the youth service.