Weydon School band Lower Bridge has won Battle of the Bands at Prior's Field school in Godalming, giving them the right to perform at this year’s GuilFest festival on July 5 and 6.

Battle of the Bands was created by Prior's Field to provide opportunities for students to perform to larger and more diverse audiences than just their school ones.

The event is open to all local schools, who send one band (any age, any size) to compete and this year 12 schools took part.

The judges were impressed by Lower Bridge’s ability to write their own music, and the feedback included a comment from the GuilFest organiser who said: "It was amazing to watch - it felt like watching an incredible stadium band!”