ORGANISERS are looking for volunteers to help run a regal-themed party in a Bingley park.

Prince of Wales Park Arena, in Park Drive, will host A Right Royal Do, with people invited to dress up as a king, queen, prince or princess. Prizes will be given for the best costumes.

Entrance to the event, held on Sunday, May 21, between 12.30pm and 5pm, will be for a minimum of £1 entrance

Organisers are looking for volunteers to help on the day of the event, including first aiders, marshals, people to help with stalls and control entrances.

Attractions at the event will include African drumming, a Punch & Judy show, a real ale bar, Morris dancing, jazz music and fancy dress parades.

The park's 150th anniversary was marked with a celebration event at the site in 2015 which was attended by 1,000 people. This event also marked the Diamond Jubilee of The Queen.

It is the first time organisers have held the party since, which was originally set up to mark The Queen becoming the longest reigning monarch.

Allan Mirfield, chairman of the Friends of Prince of Wales Park group and one of the event organisers, said: "It's going to be a big family event.

"Members of the Friends of Prince of Wales Park group will be dressing up and we are encouraging everyone who comes along to dress up as well.

"People can come dressed up as they would do for a real Royal garden party.

"It will be our version of a Royal Garden Party, inviting everyone to dress up, especially the children, hopefully as princes and princesses.

"The whole point of it is getting dressed up and having a fun time.

"There were around 1,000 people at the party a couple of years ago, you could hardly move there.

"We are always chasing grants to help us buy equipment and plants, not to mention the £2,000 per year we need for insurance and first aid cover.

"But, of course, the event is all weather dependent."

All proceeds raised on the day will go to the Friends of Prince of Wales Park group to pay for staging the event.

In 1860, the Enclosure Commission vested the park's land to the trust of the churchwardens and overseers of Bingley for the benefit of the public.

The first turf was cut on March 10, 1863, the wedding day of the then Prince of Wales, and the park was named after him.

By the time of the opening of the park, on June 6, 1865, a total of 15,000 trees had been planted, including 50 sent by the Prince of Wales from Sandringham, which resulted in the woodland being Grade II listed for being of special historic interest.

But plans for a monument in the Prince's honour and other decorative features were never realised.

In 1869, a trust was established to elect a committee to manage the park, which determined that drinking, gambling, and Sunday games, together with the public discussion of politics and religion, were not to be allowed.

To sign up as a volunteer for A Right Royal Do, email allan.mirfield@blueyonder.co.uk.