ASTLEY Youth band were blowing their own trumpets, cornets and trombones when two members won competitions at the Haydock Slow Melody Contest on Sunday.

Cornet player Michael Clegg, aged 13, won in the under-13 age group while Simon Minshall, aged 11, won the prize for best trombone in the same category.

Nine-year-old Jack Berry, another cornet player, was placed fourth in the under-nine competition.

The band will be performing a number of concerts in the area over the coming weeks including, Bedford Methodist Church in Leigh on Saturday, March 15.