STUDENTS at Batley School of Art and Design are helping re-brand a town centre cafe.

George Alexander, owner of Cafe Geo in The Arcade, Dewsbury, invited the students to help after seeing the standard of work at one of the college’s recent showcase events.

He said: “I really wanted new and fresh ideas as well as a real energy that the students would bring to this project. I decided against using an external agency as I really wanted to use the local talent we have right here on our doorstep. The students have done fantastically well and I’m very happy with the final designs.”

Students from the foundation degree course in fashion styling and promotion course at Batley are helping re-design the cafe’s logo, the staff uniforms and interior decor. The project is due to be completed this month.