Burnley theatre school students' heartwarming messages, songs and posters to boost morale as third week of lockdown begins

Children from an award winning Burnley based theatre school rose to the challenge to bring some smiles and comfort to people as the isolation period due to coronavirus moves into its third week.
By Susan Plunkett
Published 7th Apr 2020, 11:14 BST
Updated 7th Apr 2020, 12:07 BST
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Youngsters from Basics Theatre School have been making posters, painting rainbows and banners and recording messages and songs to help cheer people up who may be struggling in lockdown.

And the theme of the messages are, as one student put it: "We may be in lockdown but our hearts aren't."

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The heartwarming messages have now been pulled together in a special video.

Students from Basics Theatre School have recorded a series of heart warming messages to help boost morale during lockdown (Photo by Andy Ford)Students from Basics Theatre School have recorded a series of heart warming messages to help boost morale during lockdown (Photo by Andy Ford)
Students from Basics Theatre School have recorded a series of heart warming messages to help boost morale during lockdown (Photo by Andy Ford)

The children were given the challenge by principal Andy Cooke who said: "All the staff at Basics are missing the students and we wanted to keep them busy while they are off school.

"We wanted to share the messages with the people of Burnley and we hope they make you smile as much as they made us smile.

"I want to thank the students for sending us their work, the posters are amazing and the messages to anybody feeling sad in isolation are beautiful."

Formed 30 years ago Basics Theatre School is a dedicated junior musical theatre and performing arts school providing theatre arts and vocal training for youngsters aged four to 19.

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