A community is gearing up for a weekend of excitement as a popular festival transforms an East Staffordshire village into a hotbed of music, sport and excitement.

Marchington Village Festival will take place from Friday, June 22 until Sunday, June 24.

The Marchington's Got Talent show will take place in a marquee at the Silver Lane playing fields at 7pm on Friday, June 22.

The Saturday will kick off with a five-a-side football tournament at the playing fields at 10am. A second football tournament will take place from 3pm.

The High Street cricket ground will host a rounders tournament from 10.30am and a cricket match from 2pm to 5pm. A barbecue and bar will run at the pavillion.

On the Saturday evening, the festival marquee will be rocking with traditional tunes from the Big Moose Ceilidh Band.

Marchington Village Festival 2017. Angie Cocke, Kerri Theaker, Colin Hart and Kate Hart.

Tickets for Marchington's Got Talent and the Big Moose Ceilidh Band cost £10 for adults and £5 for under-16s.

They are available from Marchington Community Shop, in Church Lane, or by calling 07971 115026.

Sunday's festivities start with a duck race at 10.30am, which starts at the bridge in Church Lane.

An open afternoon at Marchington Tennis and Bowls Club, in High Street, runs from 2pm to 5pm.

Live music at the Dog and Partridge, in Church Lane, will round off the weekend's events.

On both the Saturday and Sunday, open gardens will showcase the skills of green-fingered villagers from noon to 5pm, while a craft exhibition and fair will be held at St Peter's Church, in Church Lane, from 10.30am to 4pm.

Marchington Village Festival 2017. One of the scarecrows dotted around the village.

Also running on both days will be a photography competition at the village hall, in The Square, from 10.30am to 5pm; a scarecrow competition around the village from 10.30am to 5pm; a vintage vehicle display at the Silver Lane park from noon until 5pm; and food and wine tasting at the community shop, in Church Lane, from noon until 2pm.

A festival spokesman said: "Marchington Village Festival was established in 2015 to unite our community and celebrate its many societies, groups and organisations.

"Twelve groups participated in the inaugural two-day festival in June 2016, including music, art, cultural and sport societies as well as the village school, church, shop, public houses and almshouses.

"Activities included sporting and musical events, open gardens, flower festival, and art and craft exhibitions.

"In 2017 the festival continued to grow, with 14 groups participating and more events, plus the addition of two evening events in a marquee funded by a lottery grant.

Marchington Village Festival 2017. Maggie Hatchard in St Peter's Church.

"This consisted of an evening of music, drama and comedy performed by local children and adults; and a family barn dance and hog roast.

"Both sell-out events were hugely successful and attended by all ages and social and ethnic groups of the community.

"This year we are passionate and determined to make the festival even bigger and better than in previous years, with more events and activities including a vintage vehicle display, a photographic exhibition and competition and a duck run in the local brook."