UNIVERSITY students have created a short film about the journey of a singer songwriter from Radcliffe.

Guitarist Steven Millington was contacted by three Manchester Metropolitan University filmmaking students after they spotted his music video about Bury FC's demise.

The artist, who grew up on the Bolton Road estate and now lives in Cams Lane with wife Aimee, has attracted a growing fan base in recent months.

Steven, aged 45, took up singing and playing about eight years ago and currently takes up gigs alongside full-time employment.

He said: "I am actually a Bolton fan but felt I wanted to take part in the university project because I wanted to keep what had happened to Bury FC in the spotlight.

"It was a horrible time for both clubs to be going through such sad times.

"I have a lot of friends who support Bury and could see how it affected their lives.

"I also felt it was a great experience to work with these guys in my music adventure.

"The movie became a story about music and football."

'Ste Milly — Finding My Voice' tells Steven's story about his journey into gigging and song writing, as well as reminiscing about football.

On August 27 last year, the English Football League gave Bolton Wanderers 14 days to complete their takeover or face expulsion.

Bolton finally sorted their situation on the same day that Bury were expelled, having seen a late takeover bid fall flat.

In the portrait film, Steven explains that he was moved into action to produce his own songs about what was happening.

The video was directed by Joe Coquet and edited by Charley Williams, with sound design by fellow student Liam Owens. The trio post under the YouTube account AC Joe.

It incorporates scenes from Steven's hometown, Radcliffe, including shots of Radcliffe Market, where Steven has played several acoustic gigs.

Steven's inspiration and musical style is influenced by The Stone Roses, Oasis and Happy Mondays, to name a few.

He said: "My music started to get noticed when I uploaded a Stone Roses cover onto a fan page on Facebook and I got some lovely feedback and that made me want to learn more and see how far I could go with it."

In September last year, he wrote a song in memory of 11-month old Zakari William Bennett-Eko who tragically died after being rescued from the River Irwell.

He also wrote a song in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack.

View the video at https://youtu.be/1daJvD0NiVw.