A town centre will be transformed into a medieval country fayre as part of a festival.

The centre of Arundel will be decked out to look like it would have done in medieval times for the Rotary Club of Arundel Medieval and Country Fayre on August 31.

The streets will be taken over by country craftsmen throughout the day and there will be music and entertainment.

The event, which is becoming a tradition, is being held during the Arundel Festival, which runs from Friday to August 31.

The Rotary Club's Mike Ward said: "This year things will be a little different as we are taking over the town centre and all roads will be closed to traffic from 10am to 5pm for a day of fun and festivity.

"There will be live acts and music throughout the day and the streets will be taken over by demonstrations by country craftsmen.

"The stalls of the farmers market will line the streets together with the tombola and other stalls."

As part of the festival, Arundel Museum is planning to release about 1,000 balloons as part of a balloon race.

There will be a mass launch of the balloons in the town square on August 30 at 4pm.

Throughout the festival an exhibition about Scouting in Arundel will be held at the museum, with a reception for former Scouts on August 30.

The historic town's links with France are also being celebrated in a new exhibition and it is hoped the mayor of St Germaine de Montgommery from Normandy will visit the town and the museum.

The French town was the birthplace of the first Earl of Arundel, Roger de Montgommery, who invaded England with William the Conqueror in 1066.