AWARD-WINNING musicians from Besses o'th Barn Band are to hold a fund-raising concert enabling them to go London bound.

Together with The Leyland Band, the Whitefield group have qualified for the National Brass Band Championships.

The musical face-off will take place on October 19 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

But as neither band enjoys any form of sponsorship the two groups have joined forces to try and raise some funds to help finance the trip.

The "London Bound" concert will take place at the Albert Hall in Bolton on Friday, September 20 at 8pm.

Tickets are £8 each available from the Albert Hall box office or contact 01772 463187.