A CUTTING edge arts festival created by local young people for local young people proved a massive hit at Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre at the weekend.

Everything from performance poetry to graffiti and theatre to rock music were included in the town's first White Noise Festival.

And the two-day event has been hailed as 'a spectacular success' by its hosts at the arts centre.

A spokesman said: "It was fantastic. All the events sold really well and the feedback we have had from young people has been fabulous.

"Social media has been buzzing with comments ever since it kicked off – and all of them have been positive."

The festival was a joint venture between the Brewery and South Lakeland District Council, with everything from the spoken word to two live music gigs and a theatre performance, plus a host of 'fringe' events organised with input from local youngsters.

It kicked off with a New Transmissions gig on Friday evening featuring a line-up of young Cumbrian bands and artists, including Carlisle's Hardwicke Circus, folk artist Annemarie Quinn and local singer Evie plumb with her band Atlas.

The headline gig was from acclaimed dance music outfit Dub Pistols, just back from Poland as part of a major world tour – and they endorsed the Kendal event as the 'liveliest' of the whole tour.

The theatre element of the weekend was provided by the Camden People's Theatre's Women's Hour, an irreverent mix of cabaret using satire, songs and poetry to portray the treatment of women in society.

Fringe events and workshops included a silent disco, acoustic sessions, a 'mocktail' bar, air graffiti wall and a special question time with local politicians including Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron.

The spokesman said: "There was a really great atmosphere throughout the weekend and everything was well attended.

"There were events for which we would normally struggle to get an audience in but every one was brilliant. The response from young people was just amazing."

Pictures by OLIWIA KOREN