WE wouldn't for a moment suggest the good people of Copmanthorpe are a bunch of miseries. They have every right to complain about noise - even if it is only young people rehearsing a new show.

The weather was so hot, members of the Northern Musical Theatre Company threw open the doors of Copmanthorpe WI Hall to keep cool.

Their singing didn't impress the locals, however, who promptly complained. Rehearsals finished early. And what was the show?

Les Miserables, of course.