YOUNG people in Blackrod are invited to apply for grants from the Blackrod Educational Trust.

Applicants must be under the age of 25 and live in the village, they must also have attended as a pupil at a Blackrod school.

Application forms are available by sending a SAE to The Secretary to the Trustees, Blackrod Educational Trust, 12 Nightingale Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5DX. Forms must be returned by October 31.