More than £1,000 was raised for charity at the annual Voices Concert and One Man Band junior soloist competition in St Mary's Church, Banbury, on December 8.

Cheques for £338 each were presented to the Katharine House Hospice, St Mary's Church and Cancer Research.

North Oxfordshire College student Stephi Underdown, 17, was voted junior soloist winner.

She has been singing with the Voices Choir since she was eight.

Thea Cantelli from the Carrdus Choir was runner-up, and Niki Lawn, also from Voices, was third.

Concert organiser Su Plows said: "It was a splendid evening and all the entrants performed to a very high standard."

The evening was compered by Clive Adkins and the sound engineer was Colin Merry.

Outstanding performances were given by Rachel Aries who sang Only The Good Die Young, and Chenderit School Choir with Carol on Greensleeves.

The Carduss Choir performed When Children Ruled The World, and the Brackley Male Voice Choir joined in with The Cowboy Carol.