AUDITIONS start this month for Nailsworth’s Got Talent.

The new competition is open to all ages with £500 in cash prizes up for grabs.

After a series of heats the contest will culminate with a grand final at the town’s Sub Rooms on Saturday, November 16.

Organiser Kieran Powell, a well-known Nailsworth ventriloquist, said: "I have been involved in so many youth talent shows recently that when the opportunity to help organise an event for all ages in my home town came up I couldn’t say no."

Auditions start in late September and the deadline for applications is Monday, September 23.

To apply email nailsworthtalent@gmail.com or call Karen on 0750 241 6240.

Application forms are also available from Nailsworth TIC and Shiny Goodness.

For more information go to facebook.com/NailsworthsGotTalent