Town criers from Canada have been extolling the virtues of Ellesmere Port.

World champions Chris Whyman, of Ontario, and Daniel Richer, of Ottawa, visited the town ahead of the World Town Crier Tournament in Chester in August.

Dressed in their full uniforms the duo chatted to shoppers and delighted them with the traditional cries of ‘Oyez Oyez Oyez’.

Daniel, a world acclaimed story teller, also enthralled shoppers with his version of the classic tale of Cinderella. Accompanying Chris and Daniel was a 14ft giant Duchess of Cambridge, who formed part of the recent Giants Parade in Ellesmere Port.

Chris Whyman said, “It was an honour to cry at the Port Arcades in support of the Giants organisation”.