ORGANISERS are gearing up for next month’s Lockerley and East Dean Carnival.

And the first step of the journey was choosing the Carnival Queen and her court.

This year’s procession on Saturday June 27 is themed on children’s books.

Officials have changed the start time this year.

The procession will leave Butt’s Green at 12.30pm and head for the Glebe Field where the village fete will start at 1pm and continue until 5pm.

This year’s carnival queen is Daisy Hamblin who is a pupil at Lockerley Primary School.

Carnival princess is Primrose King, who also attends Lockerley Primary School. The flower girls are Grace Cavill, Ellie Hunter and Lauren McRobert.