NATIONAL Express is calling on children across the country to get creative and design a summer poster promoting their home town to take pride of place on the side of a coach.

The Colour the Coach competition challenges youngsters aged five to 15 to enter by designing a summer-themed poster advertising the place they live. The six winners - whose designs will be whittled down to a shortlist by judges before being put to an online vote – will see their posters splashed across the side of a National Express coach this summer for thousands to see.

Chris Hardy, National Express Coach Managing Director (pictured) said: "I’m calling on youngsters to prepare their palettes this summer and produce a poster that really blows us away.”

For information on how to enter, visit www.nationalexpress.com/colourthecoach