A COMMUNITY has launched the search for its own royalty as it prepares for its carnival celebrations.

Woodhouse Close Residents Association, in Bishop Auckland, is holding a disco tomorrow night, from 6pm to 8pm, at the Auckland Youth and Community Centre, to choose a carnival queen and two princesses.

Candidates for princesses should be between five and seven, while budding queens should be 12 to 17.

The carnival parade will starts at the Aclet Hotel, on Saturday, June 30, at 11.45am. The queen must be able to provide an outfit for the day.

Entry to tomorrow's event costs 50p. Children under eight should be accompanied by an adult.