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Sound of Music sends youths home

The Sound of Music has been found not to be to youngsters' taste

Songs from the musical The Sound of Music have been used to encourage youngsters to go home when youth clubs wrap up for the night.

Activities at the Hilton Community Centre in Inverness are so popular, staff have faced challenges in getting the youths to leave at closing time.

My Favourite Things and The Hills Are Alive have been played in an effort to disperse the groups.

Councillor John Finnie said nursery rhymes were used as a last resort.

Starring Julie Andrews, the 1965 film was a huge hit and later became a sell-out stage production.

More recently, it was the inspiration for BBC One's song contest How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?

'Much appreciated'

However, the music has not been to the taste of youngsters attending clubs at Hilton Youth Club.

Highland councillor Mr Finnie said: "There has been a lot of work which has gone into the facilities at Hilton Community Centre.

"They are very attractive to young people and that is down to the work of volunteers, the council but primarily the excellent work of Hilton Community Centre management committee."

He said sports, music and computer games sessions were on offer.

But he added: "They are so very much appreciated by the young folk that they are very keen to hang around and don't want to go home at 10pm.

"So this is a creative use of music - classical music, musicals and if things get really awkward I understand nursery rhymes will be deployed."

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