A tradition dating back nearly 40 years continued in Bradford on Avon on Monday as the local Lions Club staged its Easter Bonnet parade and egg hunt.

The club held the event on Victory Field, with around 30 children taking part in the parade and double that number in the Easter egg hunt.

Club vice-president Bob Farrimond said: “We had loads of people come. There were around 30 entries in the Easter Bonnet parade as three children turned up during the judging.

“In the Easster egg hunt, we had some 50-60 children taking part. They each had to find rawle plugs hidden in the field, with a maximum of three per child, to claim the eggs.”

The club supplied more than 200 Cadbury’s crème eggs for the egg hunt, with larger eggs going to the top three contestants in the Easter bonnet parade.

The top three winners were also received Ex Libris book vouchers totalling £15 for first place, £10 for second place and £5 for third place.

Mr Farrimond: “The children scoured the field and the whole event was over within an hour and a quarter. Afterwards, we only found one rawle plug left in the grass.”

Bradford on Avon’s mayor, Cllr Sarah Gibson judged the parade and families then departed to watch the Duck Race on the River Avon close to Westbury Gardens.

The Bradford on Avon Lions Club’s next event is the Jubilee Fund Day on Friday, June 3 with a fun day on the Culver Close playing field and a car boot sale on Victory Field.