JUGGLING, plate spinning and throwing the Diablo were some of the circus skills learned by youngsters coming from abroad to boarding school in Salisbury.

Pupils at Norman Court School, in West Tytherley, spent their first weekend of the term learning the new skills.

For many of the boarders, who have come from Hong Kong, Spain, Korea and Ukraine, it a welcome to the school and a way to make new friends.

The day was run by Nicola Rider, an ex-matron at the school who now runs circus skills and balloon modelling courses.