Presenters do battle with Somerset flag challenge

Four BBC Radio Somerset presenters are putting their friendship aside to celebrate Somerset Day with an unusual challenge.

Breakfast's Charlie Taylor, morning host Simon Parkin and afternoon presenters Andy Bennett and Mel Everett will be pitting their flag-raising skills against each other in a celebration of all things Somerset.

The winner, after three weeks of displaying the flags far and wide, will be crowned the king or queen of the county.

The public has also been asked to get involved to suggest places that the presenters could visit.

The team are friends now – but they'll need to outdo each other for that crown

Between now and Somerset Day on 11 May, the team will have to get their Somerset flags in front of the biggest group of people they can – anywhere in the world.

Judges will be looking for who can fly the flag in the most places, how far away it is, and how many people can get their eyes on the flag in the location it's in.

Mel Everett managed to fly her flag from the SS Great Britain in Bristol

Mel Everett, who can usually be heard on Charlie Taylor's show and is currently presenting on afternoons, got proceedings under way by flying her flag on the SS Great Britain in Bristol, just an hour or so after the challenge began.

Meanwhile, Charlie ran one of his flags up the flagpole at (the empty) county cricket ground in Taunton.

Anyone who has an idea for a location for the presenters to fly the flag from can use the links below to send their suggestions in.

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