The Mayor of Weston's held an honorary reception for one of the organisers of this year's Sand Sculpture Festival.

Nicola Wood - along with Alec Messchaert - stepped in to put the event on after North Somerset Council decided it could no longer fund it ... and she also won a silver medal at the recent European Sculpting Championships.

The festival's been extended again until October the 28th - and speaking at the Mayor's parlour last night, Nicola says she's confident it'll be back next summer.