TAKE a walking tour around the town centre with a difference this weekend.

Through The Looking Glass is offering a series of activities to watch and be part of, with Marcia Farquhar ready to take people on a stroll around the town centre for a one-off walking tour called 'A Song for St Helens'.

It will start near the entrance of The Range Store on Chalon Way West at 12pm on Saturday (November 21)

The tour will also take in The Hotties, Darwins Music Shop, The pop-up Hunt & Darton Café, at 6 Church Square, The George Pub, The Citadel and Victoria Square, with surprises promised throughout.

Marcia, who has been visiting St Helens to research the area, and meet the locals ahead of the event, said: “A Song for St Helens is storytelling on the move, travelling through St Helens in every sense.

"Although I take the places I visit seriously, what I do is a bit of comedic take on tour guiding. As an outsider to the town I see St Helens differently to local people.”

“I’ve found intriguing places here, for instance Darwins Music Shop. I love guitar shops because play can go there and dream. I met John Darwin and asked him if he could get all of his guitar playing friends to play and that will be part of the tour.”

She added: “There a few surprises, we kick off at the stagnate end of the Hotties canal, you can recognise it by the half submerged shopping trolleys! But if you want to join us you will see me at 12pm on Saturday just to the right of the entrance of The Range store on Chalon Way."

People are encouraged to stay for the entire tour, but welcome to join or leave at the different locations.

Marcia is an artist working in performance, photography, painting and object-making. Her site-specific works have been staged and exhibited internationally in museums and galleries, as well as in lecture theatres, kitchen showrooms, hotels, pubs, parks and leisure centres.

Free tickets are available here, but booking in essential. Visiting eventbrite.co.uk and search 'A Song for St Helens' to sign up.