Youngsters in Malpas and its surrounding villages with an ambition to tread the boards one day can enrol in classes to help.

Malpas Youth Theatre, which provides drama events and classes for young people aged between seven to 12 and Malpas Young Actors, for young people aged between 12-18 is now enrolling for new members.

The group is managed by Minerva Arts, which offers young people opportunities to work in drama all over the county.

Malpas Youth Theatre was set up in May 2015 after a consultation to establish demand in the area after the Arts in the Villages Project in 2013.

It has since gone from strength to strength, and meets every Thursday in term-time, 6-8pm at the Malpas Young Person's Centre in Chester Road.

For further details visit www.minervaarts.com/youth-theatre.html; to express an interest in joining, you can contact them by phone at 07894858934.