DRESSES and suits have been on display as students from around the Basingstoke and Deane area as they celebrate the end of their school or college days in style.

The school prom is now a traditional way to mark the end of years of study- and every year, young people in the borough dress up in their gladrags and arrive in style to enjoy their special evening.

This is the first part of our six-page souvenir special, which features the glitz and the glamour of schools in the Basingstoke area, and how they marked this memorable occasion.

You can keep and treasure the photograph of your prom-going family member from our gallery, and see how many faces you can recognise.

Don't forget to check back in next week's Gazette, where we will have even more pictures in the second half of our Having a Ball 2017 feature.