CREATIVE kart enthusiasts will be celebrating a royal occasion in a Race to the Church.

The centre of Taplow will be full of home-made karts as residents line the streets to ride in convoy down the High Street to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.

The event is being held on Monday, May 2 and the 200m course starts from Maryfield House in High Street and finishes at St Nicholas' Church.

It is the second Race to the Church event after the success of the 2011 race to mark the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

A working party was set up to lead the project, featuring Juliette Lecchini, Rupert Sellers, Jamie Barnard, Claire Price and Duncan Leftley.

Nigel Smales, who has led the marketing for the event, said: "For the original event it was a Christmas party at the neighbours house and it was concocted over a few glasses of wine!

"That all went ahead and it is slightly different people this time, but the same logic.

"It is a very typical thing of Taplow. We decide that we are going to have fun and we do it properly.

"The idea is we try and enjoy ourselves. We hope that the weather is good and that nobody gets hurt!"

George Sandy, chairman of Taplow Parish Council, added: "It is a bit of fun with dads making karts for their kids. We did it for Kate and William's marriage celebrations and it was a lot of fun."

If you do not intend on building a kart for the race, you can take part in the family atmosphere, arriving at noon for a BBQ lunch and enjoying the racing from 1-4pm.

Prize giving will take place at 4.30pm. All proceeds from the event will go towards the Thames Valley Adventure Playground.

Teams consist of a maximum of two people in the kart, with a Key Stage 1 category, Key Stage 2, Key Stages 3 and 4 and adults.

It costs £15 to enter one kart, or £30 for a family entry.

To enter, download and complete an application form, and view all of the rules, at www.taplowpc.org.uk