The North Shropshire Methodist Youth Choir performed an excellent Worship Concert at the Otley Methodist Church on Friday evening.

It had the capacity audience literally rocking in the aisles as the concert was performed in the Church itself, as opposed to the church hall, being larger and probably more conducive to the event.

The audience was drawn from members of various churches in the town as well as others from Guiseley, Yeadon and North Leeds.

The North Shropshire Methodist Youth Choir is based at Market Drayton Methodist Church. Formed by the Rev David Cooper when he was minister in Market Drayton, the choir has been performing concerts and leading worship since 1993.

This is, in fact, the fourth Methodist choir established by David, the previous ones being in Halifax, Burbage (Leicestershire) and West Hull.

When he left Market Drayton in 2000, his daughter Alison Savill took over as leader.

David was, however, with the choir at their performance in Otley and even before the concert began he treated the audience to a magnificent rendition of popular tunes on the church organ. These included The Dam Busters March' and even the introductory music to Monty Python's Flying Circus'.

The choir opened the evening with the song Welcome in this place' after which the whole of the audience were invited to join in with Frances Hane van Alstyne's magnificent hymn, To God be the Glory'.

Other highlights included Issac Watt's, Come let us join our cheerful songs', the Moody and Sankey numbers, Sound the Battle Cry' and Softly and Tenderly' plus the delightful Celtic Medley'.

As well as songs performed by the choir itself, there were half a dozen popular religious songs, which the audience were invited to join in with.

The concert concluded with the appropriately titled number, Go Peaceful' which seemed most fitting after such a beautifully melodic concert.

On Saturday the choir visited Bolton Abbey where they sang in the ruins of the abbey and then on Sunday, they performed at the morning service at the Methodist Church where Mark Savill, the eldest son of Douglas Savill who was minister in Otley in the 1970s, led the service.