HUNDREDS of children from across the area entertained audiences with a musical rendition of a traditional fairytale as part of an annual event.
Furness Voices is back in Barrow for its third year running as schools across South Cumbria clamber to perform their version of Cinderella - with gruesome Roald Dahl twist.
Eighteen schools have taken part in this year's event which has taken place at The Forum in Barrow over the past three nights.
Emma Richardson, area development manager for Cumbria Music Education Hub who has organised the event, says it is a fantastic opportunity for young people.
She said: "This gives people the opportunity to get on stage and stand up and do something.
"Being able to get together in a mass choir builds confidence because they don't feel as exposed but they are still a little bit out of their comfort zone."
Schools have returned to Furness Voices year on year to perform on the main stage of The Forum because teachers feel it offers unrivalled benefits to their students.
Tracie Roberts, year four teacher at St Pius X Catholic Primary School who performed on Tuesday night, said: "I think it's brilliant. It teaches them so much in terms of discipline and working together with different schools and building confidence as well."
Vicki Noble, music teacher at Dane Ghyll who also performed on Tuesday, added: "We did this last year and we did it again this year because we loved it so much.
"The Hub is doing a really good job and it's nice to get involved and be part of it all."
Last night's performance concluded this year's event and welcomed Newton Primary, Cambridge Primary, Roose Primary, South Walney Juniors, Ormsgill Primary, and narrators Yarlside Academy to the stage.
Matt Thornhill, year three teacher at Roose Primary, said: "We've done Furness Voices from the beginning so this is our third year.
"It gives the children the experience of being on stage and performing."
Clare Molyneux, of Newton Primary, thinks it's a fantastic event that gets schools from across the area together.
She said: "It's just such a good experience and last year we got so much from it.
"It's nice getting lots of different schools together. We're only a little village school so we don't get much opportunity to see other schools and perform on stage."
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