GUIDE Dogs for the Blind were very much in mind as St John's Church, Worsthorne, held its annual walking day.

After the walk around the village, a special children's service took place with guest speaker Mrs Joan Pickard, who joined the procession with her guide dog Fran.

A Guide Dog display of posters and pamphlets was set up in the church and money collected at the service went to the Guide Dogs Association.

The walk was the first official engagement for new Sunday School Queen Rebecca Goodwin, 14, who had been crowned by retiring queen Adele Ibbotson.

She and her retinue led the walk which included a band, scouts, guides and the church choir.

Attending Rebecca was flower girl Georgina Smith, 6, and attendants Nadine Rawcliffe, Emily Gavaghan and Fleur Rigby, all seven.