KNUTSFORD Lions will be celebrating 25 years of its popular street fair that will be taking place in the town on Bank Holiday Monday.

The group held its first event in King Street in 1990, which sees visitors and town residents treated to a host of stalls and activities put on by groups and businesses from the local area.

In the early years it was always a 'Medieval Street Fayre', but more recently the theme has changed, with both a Cranford theme and a Jubilee theme taking place over recent years.

But for this year's anniversary the Lions are returning to the medieval theme this year to celebrate 800 years since the Magna Carta.

A significant proportion of the stallholders lining King Street on May 25 are Knutsford-based organisations and charities, many of which have supported the event over many years and will have stalls again this year – such as Lower Moss Wood, Brook Street Chapel, Knutsford Trust for Animals, East Cheshire Hospice, Knutsford Heritage Centre and other local Lions Clubs.

To encourage stallholders to get into the spirit of the event the Lions will be giving a prize for the most appropriately dressed stall/stallholder – which is judged by the Knutsford Town Mayor and Lion President Peter Willgoose, who will do a walkabout at midday on Monday.

Clive Heath, a member of Knutsford Lions, said: "This year we are looking for a medieval theme, particularly with the red and white of the English flag of St George.

"The Knutsford Studio is helping with some special adornment for the Knutsford Lions stall, and we will have a competition to locate the treasure that King John lost near The Wash – accuracy of winning location not guaranteed in real life!

"As usual there will be music and entertainment in the street and various refreshment stalls. The Street Barbecue will be run by 5th Knutsford Scouts and Egerton pre-school are providing a number of face painters to raise their own funds."

The fair starts at 11am on May 25 and runs until 4pm. As a result the road will be closed to allow the fair to take place. An article in last week's Guardian indicated gas works would be taking place on the same day but these have been postponed.