YOUNG people from Crewe celebrated International Youth Day in style last week with a live performance of their original music.

The celebration was the first performance as part of an ongoing music project, ’Life on Shuffle’, which works with children and young people who are living in challenging circumstances.

‘Life on Shuffle Live’, which is funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, took place on International Youth Day, August 12, at Crewe’s West Street Christian Fellowship Church.

The youngsters showcased various pieces of new music, which they have been busy creating since January.

Paul Hine, Life on Shuffle project manager, said: “Music making can have a significant positive effect on both short and long term outcomes for children living in challenging circumstances, by helping them to build skills and develop resilience to the challenges they face, and Life on Shuffle aims to support this.

“This first performance was a fantastic celebration and really demonstrated how much the young people involved have positively engaged with music over the past few months, and showcased their impressive creative ability.”