A celebration of all things Corsham is to be held on June 25.

The first-ever ‘Civic Day’ has been organised in a bid to draw attention to the town and its various groups and organisations.

The event, which has been set up by the Corsham Civic Society and the Corsham Area Development Trust, will feature the town’s annual French Market in the High Street from 8.30am until 2.30pm, and a French-themed window dressing competition in local shops.

The Corsham Embroidery Group will show a display of its work for ‘Quilts 4 London’, a community project for the London 2012 Olympics in which groups around the country are working to create 14,000 pennants for the Olympic athletes.

The display will be unveiled at the Corsham Heritage and Tourist Information Centre, on the High Street.

A photographic competition for adults and children is being held this month by the heritage centre and on June 25 an exhibition of the photo finalists will be shown at the town hall.

The winning entries will be used on a 2012 Corsham calendar.

The day will also see guided walks for local primary school children around the gardens and park of Corsham Court where they will learn about local history and wildlife.

A toddler’s workshop will be held at the Methuen Arms pub in the morning, while a fun quiz about the town has been set up at the tourist information centre, where entrants can pick up question papers.