It looked for a while like it might not even go ahead this summer - but now four thousand tonnes of sand is being moved along Weston beach in preparation for the town's sand sculpture festival.

North Somerset Council said it could no longer afford to fund the festival, but sculptors Nicola Wood and Alec Messchaert stepped in to find sponsors for the one hundred and fifty thousand pound event - which is due to run from June the first until the 9th of September.