A TOUCH rugby and real ale festival is taking place on Good Friday (April 14) at the Raymond Brown Memorial Ground.

The event is now the town’s second largest annual event after the Ringwood Carnival as 32 touch rugby teams from across the south of England will be competing in the tournament.

As always, it's a festival of colour, with the Lycra clad teams dressed in anything from Lego characters to Vikings or Cops and Robbers.

For more information about the event, call Steve Benson on 07702953500.