YOUNGSTERS can get shipshape and fly their flags next week at a museum event based on the Royal Navy.

Ahoy There! will take place at Preston Hall Museum, in Eaglescliffe, Stockton, from Saturday, May 27, to Sunday, June 4, from 10am to 4.45pm each day.

The drop-in sessions will give children the chance to follow the shipping trail, a series of clues guiding them round the museum, where they have to find flags with letters on.

Once they have collected all the letters, they have to make a word which will be entered into a prize draw. There will also be word searches and colouring activities.

All activities are free, however, usual museum admission prices of £1.30 for adults and 60p for children apply.

For more information, call the museum on (01642) 781184.