A three-day Weymouth Carnival – to include a creative and colourful community procession never seen before – will showcase everything great about the resort.

Organisers have revealed more details about the revamped extravaganza, which is set to come back with a bang in 2021.

And they have announced details of their first competition open to youngsters in the community – inviting them to design a logo.

As reported, a new band of volunteers with different levels of experience and expertise have got together to resurrect and reboot the carnival after the event collapsed.

While they will organise a small-scale event next year on the traditional third Wednesday in August – a chance to say 'farewell' to the carnivals of old – their main focus is about putting on a fantastic Weymouth Carnival 2021.

It can now be revealed this event will be held from Friday to Sunday, probably in August, with the main day on the Sunday.

The main day will include the procession – something organisers had wondered about bringing back, but they are convinced it is something the community wants, based on feedback.

However it will look very different. It will have an overall theme, and a designer and engineers will be working with the various entries to offer their skills and support to ensure a more co-ordinated and organised parade. It will showcase the creativity in the town and what makes the area so special.

Organisers are looking to areas like Bridgwater for inspiration which is famous for putting on a sensational carnival, thanks to the efforts of various clubs which work throughout the year on their entries.

Committee chairman Elysia Jade Munday said: "While there's bound to be moans and groans from some corners about a procession coming back we feel sure this is what people want as it is one of the main things they associate with the carnival.

"However it will be different. We will be offering more support and resources, there will be workshops and we have an excellent community engagement co-ordinator in Leslie Pitney who will help bring things together and working in different areas with various groups."

She added: "We want to take the procession forward and have more of a say in how it's constructed – it will be on a big showstopping scale with moving parts. While we cannot compete with the likes of Bridgwater and replicate that here there's no reason why we can't move towards that in the future. This is very early days but we have some very exciting ideas. We have taken a step back and are looking at how other carnivals work.

"Our idea is to combine different elements and create 'superfloats'."

On the subject of the Red Arrows – a carnival favourite – Miss Munday said this can only happen if a sponsor steps forward to pay for the display, in the region of £13,000. She said the committee wanted to move towards a more carbon-neutral carnival and while the Red Arrows were 'fantastic', they didn't want to use a large chunk of funding to pay for them.

"It's a lot of money to raise and although we realise they're worth every penny we don't want to base our financial strategy around that and potentially put the rest of the carnival in jeopardy. We're happy if someone wants to step forward and pay for the display."

To share your ideas or lend support in any way email ElysiaJMunday@outlook.com