SCHOOL CHILDREN are the latest to be invited on tours of a mayor's parlour.

Councillor Patricia Walker, the Mayor of Middlesbrough, has been entertaining primary school pupils this week. Each party has been served refreshments in the mayoral suite, before being shown around the council chamber.

Coun Walker said: "During my year in office, I'd like children from our schools to visit the Town Hall. These youngsters are, after all, tomorrow's citizens. I want them to grow up feeling what goes on in the Town Hall is relevant to them.

"I hope these school visits will emphasise the fact that the Town Hall is their building, and the council their council."