THE children of St John’s Secondary School in Epping will lead an open-air carol service in the town on Christmas Eve.

Carols on The Green gets underway on the green by the war memorial at 3.45pm, accompanied by the choir and the band from the school in Tower Road.

Hot mince pies and even hotter toddies will be on sale, and guests are invited to bring a lantern or a torch along to the festive sing-a-long.

The event is being organised by the Rotary Clubs of Epping and Epping Forest.