Young Arts representatives for the Devizes and North Wiltshire groups of the Art Society met with the leader of art at John of Gaunt at the school in Trowbridge to present a cheque for the department's an annual residential trip.

Angela Purdon and Karen Hellewell were pleased to meet with Miss M Lang to support the trip for key stage five students, which this year is to Barcelona.

They presented Miss Lang with cheques for £550.

Miss Lang said: “We are pleased to receive financial support. This trip will ease the pressure on parents and be a massive benefit to the students."