WOULD you like to switch on this year's Christmas lights in Gravesham, and join the town's panto stars in a beautiful horse drawn carriage parade through the town centre?

If so, all you have to do is write a short poem about either Beauty or the Beast - the theme of this year's panto at Gravesend's Woodville Halls.

If you are aged eight to 14 years, boy or girl, and would like to be a star on Saturday, November 25, then start writing.

The winner will also receive a family ticket for the opening night performance on Saturday, December 16.

Send your poem with your name, age, address and telephone number to:

Christmas Poem Competition

Woodville Halls Theatre

Woodville Place

Gravesend

Kent DA12 1AU

Alternatively e-mail your entry to: woodvillehalls@gravesham.gov.uk