The Bermuda College will honour 75 of its longest serving staff and faculty this month.

The first-ever long service awards will be given to college employees who have worked there for five years or longer.

"We have a remarkable body of professional people at Bermuda College,'' said College president George Cook.

"We do not always take the time to stop and thank these men and women for the sterling service they have given the College and Bermuda over the years. These awards recognise the contribution made to the College by the people who work here.

"The College and the Board of Directors want them to know that they are valued, and that their work is deeply appreciated,'' Dr. Cook added. "Without them, there would be no Bermuda College.'' The presentation ceremony will be held at the Bermuda College cafeteria on April 23 from 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

CONSERVATIONIST TO HOLD ART CLINIC ART Conservationist to hold art clinic Canadian art expert, Anne Maheux, will be presenting a lecture at the National Gallery tomorrow afternoon.

Ms Maheux is on the Island to oversee the takedown of the The Rebel Princess exhibition, on loan to the museum from the National Gallery of Canada. The show closes this Saturday.

Ms Maheux, a qualified art conservationist, will give a talk on restoring the Princess's work at 12.30 p.m. at the gallery.

She will also be holding a series of clinics on how to keep art works in top condition today and on Thursday. An appointment lasting 20 minutes, will cost $25. For further information or to book an appointment, contact the Gallery on 238 2548.

FEBRUARY A SLOW MONTH FOR FERRIES TRA GVT February a slow month for ferries Statistics released by Government yesterday show that February ferry travel has declined over the past two years.

The figures show 14,649 and 12,637 people travelled on the Paget/Warwick and Somerset ferries respectively.

In 1997, 16,748 took the Paget/Warwick ferry while 14,306 took the Somerset ferry. In 1997 the Paget/Warwick numbers were up to 18,599 and the Somerset figures down to 12,532.

The overall figures for ferry travel have slipped from 31,131 in February 1996 to 27,286 in February of this year.