Pupils in tune for mass singing concert in Bridlington

The goverment launched a national singing programme in 2007

More than a thousand school children from East Yorkshire are singing at a concert in Bridlington.

The 'Big Sing at Bridlington' concert is the culmination of a year long project that aims to inspire youngsters into a lifelong passion for music.

Eleven-year-old Bradley from Bridlington was one of the pupils taking part:

"I feel quite good about it... I just like singing and acting and taking part in shows."

The children have been rehearsing for the concert since the beginning of the year, with support and hard work from the teachers.

"I've been going along to some sing up sessions; learning the songs myself and then going back to school and teaching it to them. It's been really good fun," said Mrs Burtonshaw, a teacher at Nafferton Primary School.

The mass singing concert runs in Bridlington for two days

A collaboration between Opera North and the East Riding Council, the project runs for two years.

Since September 2010, professional singers have been delivering workshops at schools and in the community encouraging people to sing and have fun.

Bob Mitchell is the head of schools' music service at the council: "It's part of our response to the national singing strategy.

"We think it makes a huge difference both in terms of how much enjoyment they get out of the process of singing, but also how they feel about themselves and how much more confident they are, after they've been involved in the programme."