THE Purton Carnival Procession will be held on Saturday, June 25. The procession begins at Witts Lane at 1pm.

The Cricklade Town Band and Purton's Solitaire Jazz Majorettes will lead the royal procession.

From noon to 8pm there will be a carnival fete at St Mary's School, which will include barbeque and fun fair.

The Carnival week begins on Friday, June 17, with a coffee morning at Threads Hall from 10am to noon.