Could you be the Littlehampton Junior Carnival Queen?

Zoe, 11, is bidding for the title of Junior Carnival Queen and, if she wins, can look forward to a dream day on Carnival day, July 14, together with the other carnival royals in the town’s big summertime parade.

Once again the Littlehampton Gazette is supporting the event by helping to run the competition and voting process for the Junior Queen and flower girls.

And there is a new sponsor for the junior royals this year, Littlehampton’s riverside Arun View Inn.

For the Junior Queen, there is a £50 prize, a trophy, plus daywear for carnival duties, and a gorgeous dress to wear in the parade.

The two flower girls each receive £25, a trophy, daywear and a dress for the parade.

For both age groups, girls must live within a six-mile radius of Littlehampton.

Junior Queen entrants must be aged 11-15, inclusive on July 14, and would-be flower girls must be aged seven-10, inclusive, also on Carnival day.

Gazette readers will choose the winners, with voting coupons appearing in the paper in the first two weeks of March.

But first, it’s time for all those princesses who want to be royals in a procession watched by thousands of people to step forward.

To enter, pick up a copy of this week’s Littlehampton Gazette, fill in the coupon, clearly marking which category, and return it, with a full colour photograph, to Junior Carnival Queen and Flower Girl Competition, Littlehampton Gazette, 34 Beach Road, Littlehampton BN17 5HT.

Photos can also be e-mailed to [email protected] BUT all entries must be on the official form in the Littlehampton Gazette.

Photocopies will not be accepted. The deadline for entries is Friday, February 24.