THE man who leads seven million members of British trade unions is to visit Blackburn tomorrow.

John Monks, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, will be speaking at the official opening of Blackburn College's Trade Union Education Centre in Preston New Road.

The centre plays a vital role in the training of hundreds of union and health and safety representatives in East Lancashire. It also provides computer courses for employed and retired trade unionists and their families.

Another guest speaker will Ray MacManus, a regional trade union official who sits on Lancashire's Learning and Skills Council.