Design students at Banbury's North Oxfordshire College demonstrated their creativity at an exhibition of course work.

Nine students, aged between 17 and 50, completed a 15-week Preparation for Design course consisting of six subjects -- photography, graphics, fashion and textiles, interior design, visual studies and illustration.

Course leader Lianne Summers said: "Most of the students had been out of education for a long time and none had prior qualifications in the arts. They are going on to further study at the college."