Pupils across Nelson are being challenged to decorate their own cardboard crowns for the King's Coronation, with a trip to London up for grabs for the winner and their family.

Children are being challenged to decorate their cardboard crowns as part of an exciting coronation competition taking place on Saturday 6 May from 10am to 3pm in Nelson town centre.

Cardboard King crowns are being delivered to 20 primary schools and nurseries across Nelson.

More than 4,500 schoolchildren will be invited to take part in Nelson Town Council’s extra special coronation event.

Ahead of the event, Nelson Town Council visited Whitefield Infant School and Nursery to launch the competition.

This was as fun as it was educational, with students decorating their crowns and learning more about the trip to London for the winning entry.

Mrs Hutton, teacher, and leader of the school council at Whitefield Infant School said: "We are extremely proud to have been chosen by Nelson Town Council to help launch and promote this fantastic competition for the King's Coronation event in Nelson town centre.

"The children had a fantastic time decorating their crowns and were extremely excited when they found out that they could be the lucky winner of a trip to London with their family."

Courtesy of Nelson Town Council, children attending the event will receive a commemorative handheld flag, as well as a King’s Coronation Memorabilia Box.

They will also be able to take home a souvenir medal, a souvenir bookmark, a picture, and biography of King Charles III.

Councillor Faraz Ahmad, Chairman of the Events Committee at Nelson Town Council, said: "Our coronation event is an opportunity for all the community to come together as one and celebrate this moment in history.

"A key part of that community is our school children, and we were very keen to give them an important role in the day. We would love to see as many of them there as possible with their decorated crowns along with their parents, grandparents and siblings, for what is going to be an event to remember."

The procession will be led by the world-famous Accrington Pipe Band, kickstarting a fantastic day of activities.

Live music from The Take That Experience, a large screen showing the live coronation, competitions, entertainment for all the family, a large selfie throne, free funfair rides, local food produce and beverages, plus much more will be available during the event.