THE search to find the UK’s Apprentice Decorator of the Year is now underway, and this year painters and decorators from West London are ready to put their best brush forward.

Apprentices from across the area are gathering at Acton & West London College on June 7 to take part in the sixth regional heat, organised by the Construction Industry Training Board and sponsored by Crown Paints.

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Entrants will be given six hours to display a range of skills, with judges looking out for attention to detail, accuracy and finesse.

Those who score highly enough will be invited to take part in the national final at the NEC Birmingham in November.