REDBRIDGE Carnival is fast approaching and the deadline to find a carnival queen is even sooner.

With the weekend festival due to run on September 10 and 11 in Valentines Park, Ilford, organisers want to find their carnival queen by September 7.

Applicants need to call Kitty at Toni and Guy in High Road, Ilford, by September 3 to take part in a selection process at the hairdressers on September 7.

The winner will receive a £500 fashion shoot, hair styling and make over, while runners-up will receive a similar treat worth £250.

The festival will boast performances from the like of Aidan Davis, the teenage star of Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.

Other activities include go karting, drama, community stalls and face painting.

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