YOUNG wannabe rappers, writers and musicians are invited to learn the tricks of the trade at a series of free workshops.

Passport 2K is staging the workshops to give young people, particularly those who are disadvantaged or excluded, a chance to go beyond their home towns and take part in activities they might not otherwise be able to access.

The sessions are being staged at Bridgewater Hall on Thursday, June 20, and Monday, July 15, between 10am-12 noon and from 1pm-3pm.

Anyone aged between 15-18, or groups working with young people of that age, can book places either online at www.passport2002.co.uk or by calling Susan Hodgkinson on 0161 237 2044.