Maidenhead & Windsor

There'll be dragons a-plenty in the Windsor "den" next week as youngsters bring a touch of colour to the town's St George's Day celebrations.

Budding young artists will be encouraged to draw on all their artistic skills to commemorate the special day of the country's patron saint – April 23 - by taking part in a feast-day colouring competition.

Royal Windsor Information and Windsor Royal Shopping are challenging youngsters aged from three to 12 to recreate the popular story of St George slaying the dragon by entering the innovative competition to win family tickets to Legoland Windsor.

The challenge for the younger children – three-to-five-year-olds – will be to colour in a picture of a dragon – and for older children the dragon will be accompanied by St George. The best entry in each age-group will win a family ticket (for four) to Legoland.

Entry forms will be available from Saturday (April 19) from the Information Centre and selected shops and restaurants in Windsor Royal Shopping. The competition closing date will be Sunday April 26. Completed entries should be returned to the Royal Windsor Information Centre at the Old Booking Hall in Central Station.

For the mums and dads there's a classic twist on the traditional George-and-the-dragon theme – with a Classics on the Concourse classic car show in Windsor Royal Shopping on Sunday April 20.

The event – staged by the Heathrow Classic Vehicle Club - has been running since 2004 on August Bank Holiday weekend to raise money for the Heathrow children's charity "Happy Child".

This weekend's show is an additional event to mark national Drive-it Day which demonstrates the extent of the classic vehicle movement in the UK.

Fifteen classic cars - including several big American cars with drivers in US airforce uniform – will be displayed in Windsor Royal Shopping throughout the day raising money for the Heathrow charity.

For further information about the colouring competition contact Barbara Hunt on 01753 743909; and for the Classics on the Concourse event contact Debbie Norley on 01753 797070.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead