TODAY is Tranent's turn to celebrate gala season as Tranent Children's Gala Day takes place in the town.

Gala Queen Emma-Jane Thomson will be crowned at 11.30am in the Loch Centre.

The gala fun then gets under way at Ross High School playing fields at noon, with attractions continuing until 4pm, including pony rides, stalls, shows, face painting and a Nerf battle zone.

At 12.45pm Queen Emma-Jane lays her bouquet at the war memorial and the gala court then processes through the gala field.

The gala races take place at 2pm.