STUDENTS from Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College held an Italian themed night to raise money for an educational visit to Rome in April.

The A-level travel and tourism students arranged the event as part of their course and the evening involved a raffle, quiz, best dressed competition and a promise auction.

Student Sarah Duncan, who co-ordinated the event, said: "The project was a huge success from start to finish. Although it was challenging, we put our skills to the test and proved that we could work effectively as a team. We'd particularly like to thank the businesses which donated raffle prizes."

Teacher Melanie Barker said: "The students were a credit to the college for organising an event of this scale. The effort and professionalism of the group was outstanding."