Buglers blow away their rivals

Royton air cadets can really blow their own trumpets after winning their regional marching band competition.

The teenagers travelled to RAF Linton-on-Ouse near York. Royton set the standard last year when they became the Air Training Corps national marching band champions.

Now they have won the north region band competition and will represent East Lancashire in the national finals later in the year.

The band competed against other squadron bands from across the north from Cheshire up to Durham and Northumberland.

Since the Royton band won the accolade of marching band champions they have been in great demand and will shortly be performing at the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering, formerly RAF Cosford.

Royton Squadron Commander, Flt Lt Mark Hamilton, said “We are all very excited at the prospect of travelling to the National Championship once more. The cadets and I have worked extremely hard to maintain the standard we set last year.”