Charlie Rowley, chief executive of Ulverston Community Enterprises

I am absolutely in awe of the energy, enterprise, enthusiasm and extraordinary talent exhibited by young people in Ulverston.

The town is often seen as somewhere which has lots of stuff going on for older people, but not much for younger generation.

However, that broad generalisation is wiped out by the huge amount of activity coming up by and for young people who certainly aren’t afraid to ‘do it for themselves’.

Two of our most talented young people are both mounting their own shows at the Coro, which is no small undertaking for a teenager because it means taking on the financial risk of staging the show, marketing and promotion to ensure it at least covers the substantial costs.

BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist Jess Gillam has been producing her own shows and bringing musicians to the town for a few years.

She has organised a welcome return in October for saxophone legend Snake Davies and his band, and will be taking to the stage with them.

Ben Lewis is another teenage phenomenon. Last year he raised more than £3,000 for Age UK South Lakeland with his Ritzy showcase for musical theatre hits and on August 5 Ben is looking to repeat that success with ‘Puttin’ On the Ritz 2’ for St Mary’s Hospice – and extravaganza which will include nods to ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Chicago’, ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Wicked’.

More local talent will be on show in two of regular fixtures in the summer calendar – Ulverston Victoria High School’s 2017 Summer Concert on July 11, and Furness Tradition this weekend.

The UVHS event is virtually guaranteed an audience made up of parents and pupils but even if you have no connection with the school it is worth grabbing a ticket to enjoy some of the finest school musical groups in the country.

Traditional folk music was once seen as a reserve for old men with beards singing with a finger in their ear, but it is now enjoying a vibrant renaissance with many young people among the audience and taking the stage by storm, and Furness Tradition is no exception.

That’s not even taking into consideration the numbers of young people who volunteer for beach clean ups, join sponsored fund-raising events, or pitch in to help out at the Coro.

So the next time folk start going on about young people not doing enough for themselves, or wasting all their time playing video games, just remind them of all the good stuff they do – at least here in Ulverston where they appear to have inherited the local determination to make good things happen!