A BURNING Viking longship will close this year's New Years celebrations in Flamborough.

The Flamborough Fire Festival, on New Year's Eve, will see the ship - which has been built specially for the event this summer - burned as a new attraction for the event.

The festival will also include a torchlight procession and a move to the New Festival Arena, on the Village Green to accommodate more spectators than ever.

The Flamborough Fireballs - local Vikings who swing balls of fire around their heads - will also be in action, with families encouraged to join the celebrations, which are now in their fourth year.

To find out more go to flamboroughfirefestival.org