ON behalf of myself and my consort, I would like to congratulate the Ryedale Youth Theatre for their superb performance of Evita.

We are so very fortunate to have so much talent among our young people in our area. I am sure there will have been weeks of hard work leading up to the performance by a huge team of people. Their dedication has again brought so much pleasure to all the people who came to watch the show.

Thank you all for such a wonderful evening.

Joan Lawrence, Mayor of Malton