"Our newly refurbished St. Matthew's in Perth was utilised by Perth & Kinross Council as the ‘green room' for the celebrity bands who were playing at the Christmas lights switch on. Britain's Got Talent judge, and singer, Alesha Dixon was performing and after her show she did a ‘meet and greet' to young people who applied for tickets.

"The Council team who are planning the Year of Young People hosted a question answer session with Alesha in our sanctuary. She was outstanding in the sensible, wise, level-headed answers she gave to the questions asked and so encouraging of the young folks.

"We plan to partner with the council the young folk and develop more ideas during 2018. Young people in Perth have chosen the theme of diverCITY as an umbrella term for all they are hoping to plan and do during 2018- including diversity of faiths, sexuality, gender etc."

Rev Scott Burton praises Alesha Dixon for wise youth talk