YOUNG entrepreneurs are showing off their talents this week at St George's Shopping Centre in Preston.

A Trade Fair organised by the Young Enterprise board, gave pupils the chance to develop skills, design items and as market and sell them.

Among some of the unusual creations on sale were recycled drinks cans which the company, Fragments of the Future from St Cecilia's High School, transformed into clocks.

There were also traditional wooden puppets, toys and carousels made by Victoria Line, from Our Lady's High School. And its sister company Singing Off displayed some super ideas for sign writing.

Students from Preston ran the show early on in the week, and were replaced by South Ribble companies from Thursday February 13.

Runshaw College's Wicker's World hit on the perfect marketing strategy for their Romantic Candles - just in time for Valentine's Day.

Financial director, Chris Morrisey, is one of only three students countywide to win the Midland Bank's Three Keys to the City competition which takes him on a VIP trip to London.

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