GOOSTREY Rose Day is fast approaching, and organisers have come up with a way to streamline entrance for visitors.

Starting at Booth Bed Lane on Saturday, June 25, this year’s festival will require wristbands for easy access.

13-year-old Charlotte Harvey, of New Platt Lane, will be crowned Rose Queen on the day and sitting alongside her will be her four attendants, Abigail Crooke, Abbie Groves, Hazel Kemsley and Jessica McCandless.

In order to speed up admission to the field, especially for parents of children in the procession, wristbands, costing £2 for adults and £1 for concessions, will be available before the floats set off from Booth Bed Lane and outside the Crown before they arrive.

"Rose Day, which dates back well over 100 years, is a very special occasion for the village of Goostrey and so we are delighted that, yet again, so many children and young people want to be involved,” said Christina Burgess, chair of the Rose Day committee.

“The committee has given considerable thought as to how to reduce congestion at the gate at the beginning of Rose Day. So this year we have introduced wristbands and I would urge people, where possible, to buy one which will hopefully eliminate the long queues experienced in other years.”

More than 200 children will take part in the procession from Booth Bed Lane to the school field which will start at 1pm. The crowning ceremony will begin at 2pm.

Following the success of last year’s gold and silver queens, the committee has again invited the Rose Queens from 50 and 25 years ago to take part in this year’s event.

Fifty years ago the Rose Queen was Barbara Blain (now Taylor) and in 1991 the star of the show was Angela Turnock (now Lovatt).

The crown bearer from 1966 Ian Burgess will also take part in this year’s procession.