SPANISH students on an annual visit to Rossendale were given a warm, civic welcome by the Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor David Hancock and his wife Denise.
The 23 students and their group leader, from La Coruna in North West Spain, are coming to the end of their second week of their four-week stay, which involves an intensive English course. The annual visit by the group of students, aged 12 to 16 years, is organised by Alder Grange High School, in Rawtenstall, where the youngsters have four English lessons each week.
On their visit to the council chambers they were given a talk by the mayor on the regalia and history of the borough, before exchanging gifts with him.
They will stay with local families until Thursday, July 27.
Co-ordinator of the visits Stephen Hall said: "This is community work in the widest sense of the word because we are linking ourselves to the European community not just the Rossendale community."
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