A PUB-RESTAURANT in Yeadon is asking local children to come up with a new flavour of ice cream.

Hawthorne Farm, on Warren House Lane, wants youngsters to come up with 'wacky and wild' ideas for a new flavour to be sold at the Farmhouse Inns chain of pubs across the country.

General Manager at Hawthorne Farm, Andrew Hodgson, said: "Nothing says summer quite like a cone of delicious ice cream, and while our parlour already has up to 12 flavours we’re looking to make an extra special addition later this year.

"We’re confident we have some gelato-geniuses in Yeadon, and are calling on them to let their imaginations run wild and wow us with their flavour combinations.

"We would love a local inventor to win the competition and see their flavour in parlours across the nation."

Children aged between 5 and 12 can enter the competition now by visiting farmhouseinns.co.uk/inventor .

All entries must be received before Monday, June 26 when five finalists will be shortlisted for an online public vote.

The winner will be announced on National Ice Cream Day - Sunday, July 16 - and will see their new flavour in pubs in time for the October half-term holiday.

All five finalists, meanwhile, will win vouchers to enjoy at their local Farmhouse Inns pub.