Six talented third-year Graphic Design students from the University of Lincoln have entered a competition to design a new logo for one of the city's longest established networking clubs.

Lincoln Business Club, which meets 7am at Lincoln City FC on the last Friday of every month, was first established in 2004.

Originally there were 28 members but now the club has over 650 registered businesses from a diverse range of sectors including web designers, solicitors, plumbers and acupuncturists.

To reflect the ethos of the club - which has always been to raise money for charity whilst encouraging firms to do business together - and the growth it has achieved over the past seven years, the committee has decided it's time to bring the logo and the website up-to-date.

Two of the six designs have been shortlisted by the committee and will be presented to members at the Lincoln Business Club meeting on Friday 24thJune who will then be asked to vote for their favourite.

Either Sophie Adams or Elizabeth Honey's logo will be adopted by the business club as its official logo and will appear on the new website, which is being designed by Macian Web Design, on business cards and on the club's social media profiles including Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

Lincoln Business Club's Acting Chairman John Cawdell said: "We're proud to represent one of the city's longest established and most successful networking group but thought it was time to give the club's branding a new look.

"We launched the logo design competition as a way of encouraging students at the University of Lincoln, who will be the next generation of business people, to get involved with the club and we're delighted with their efforts.

"We also hope it's provided them with valuable experience of what it's like working on a real-life project and something to enhance their portfolio and CV."