The circus is set to come to Wooler with artistes from around the world

Since 1983, Yorkshire man Tony Hopkins has promoted and toured many family favourites circuses to rave reviews, but now he is bringing a down-sized Circus Montini to rural Northumberland.

The goal is to visit places that do not often see a circus, without reducing the quality or quantity of the acts or production.

It follows in the wheel tracks of great circuses of the past and returns the ethos of taking a family show to the people, creating memories on their doorstep by blending high British standards of presentation with the excitement of international performance

A fantastic array of top artistes includes a stunning unicyclist from Argentina, jugglers, brilliant break-dancers from Hungary, Antipodiste artistes from Ethiopia, and of course clowns, such as Petro who has joined the show from Ukraine.

It visits Scotts Park from August 11-14.