Two visitors from Indonesia have been enjoying their first ever trip to England, courtesy of a link with a Keighley school.

The initiative, set up between Holy Family Catholic School and the Darunnajah Islamic Boarding School, in Jakarta, was announced by Tony Blair in March 2006.

The then Prime Minister said the link would hopefully be part of a much wider programme to foster better understanding between the West and Islam.

Mustofa Hadi Chirzin and Siti Kholilah Yasin, both from the Darunnajah school, arrived in England on April 12.

Mr Chirzin, a senior manager and Indonesian language teacher, said he thought England was "wonderful and very clean".

Ms Yasin, who teaches English, geography and Arabic, said that compared to Jakarta - which has a population of more than eight million - Keighley seemed very quiet and well organised.

The pair, who are staying in the town for two weeks, are observing and taking part in lessons at Holy Family.

They are also spending three days at Greenhead School.

Mr Chirzin said he would be teaching pupils some basic Indonesian, to help give them more awareness about that part of the world.

"We hope our stay will increase mutual understanding and help improve the quality of learning," he added.

He said the Darunnajah school catered for more than 3,000 fee-paying students, who are taught in Indonesian and English.

They also learn classical Arabic in order to understand the meaning of the Qur'an.

Both visitors said coming to England had not been too much of a culture shock, though added they were still getting used to the cold weather.

Holy Family Language College's director, Eileen Llewellyn, said Mr Chirzin and Ms Yasin were also getting a chance to see more of northern England, with trips to Bradford, Haworth, York and Manchester on their itinerary.