Stars of stage and screen and people who have contributed to Brighton and Hove's unique character will be honoured at a ceremony.

The Village Square at Brighton Marina will be transformed into a night club for the launch of the Brighton Walk of Fame on Sunday night.

A marquee has been constructed in the centre of the square where the ceremony will take place to launch the first Walk of Fame of its kind in Britain, based on the famous one in Hollywood.

Stars voted on to the walk through polls in The Argus, will go down the red carpet to be inaugurated on the walk, which will run the entire length of the new waterfront development at the marina.

One hundred people make up the first section of the walkway and many will be taking part in the ceremony.

Special arrangements have been made so the public can watch the stars arriving from 7.30pm.

The ceremony takes place as the final touches are made to the first 100 stones on the walk.

Those who have been voted on to the list of names are people who have made a significant contribution to life in Brighton and Hove, past and present.

They range from Prince Regent to violinist Nigel Kennedy and include commentator Des Lynam, disc jockey Annie Nightingale, ice skater Robin Cousins, DJ Terry Garoghan, actor Victor Spinetti, Anna Wing from EastEnders and Adam Trimingham, the longest-serving reporter on The Argus.

Singer Leo Sayer is flying in from the United States to be at the ceremony.

Sport stars, such as Brighton and Hove Albion's former captain Steve Foster and former manager, Alan Mullery, are expected at the occasion.

Stonemason Gary Boxall from Ferring-based Artists in Stone, has been busy carving the names of the first 100 stars into 14in square stones.

The first of the distinctive green Westmorland stones will feature the Prince Regent, who built the Royal Pavilion, and first gave Brighton its unique reputation.

It, along with the other 99, will be put in place over the next few weeks.

The man behind the walk is Brighton businessman David Courtney, who discovered Leo Sayer and got the idea from the Hollywood Walk of Fame while working with Leo in the United States.

David is the nephew of the late Henry Cohen, the man who masterminded the development of Brighton Marina.

David said: "Brighton and Hove has had a lot of negative publicity in the past week. The Walk of Fame is something positive.

"We are bringing the glitz of Hollywood to Brighton. It will prove a major tourist attraction and be a popular addition to the many attractions at Brighton Marina."