PUPILS from a Bolton school entertained an audience in London when they took part in the Schools Prom Concert 2001.

Smithills School senior brass band opened the glittering event which was held at the Royal Albert Hall with their performance of Fanfare for the Common Man.

The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Kevan Helsby and Mayoress Cllr Alice Kilcoyne, attended the event which attracted an audience of 7,000 people from all over the country.