THIS year, the Mill Gate shopping centre will be celebrating its 25th birthday.

As every child knows, no birthday celebration is complete without a birthday cake and we are handing the job of designing a birthday cake to the children of Bury.

We are launching a competition for schoolchildren aged four to 11 to Design a Cupcake.

We would like the design to include the 25th birthday theme.

Draw your design on the template - click here Cupcake_template.pdf.

Print it from the website, draw your design, then send it to Design A Cupcake competition, The Wellsprings, Civic Centre, Bolton, BL1 1AR.

The closing date for entries is Friday, June 9.

Our judges will select the designs, which will feature in a special supplement in the Guide on Thursday, June 15.

Readers will then have the chance to vote for their favourite design.

The winner will be the one who receives the most votes.

The winner will have their design made into a cupcake and also receive £100 to spend at the Mill Gate shopping centre.

The presentation will take place at the Mill Gate’s summer event on July 29.