A scheme to reunite lost children with their parents on Clacton seafront has been hailed a success.

Tendring District Council (TDC) operates a wristband system throughout the summer - and it proved particularly valuable during the two-day Clacton Air Show.

With around 120,000 people turning out to the event the entire seafront area was packed with families enjoying the spectacle.

In all 3,900 wristbands were handed out by TDC staff to children who were on the beach. Sections of beach had a different colour band which helped to identify where their parents or carers could be located should the youngsters get lost.

Over the two days six children managed to get separated from their group and each was successfully reunited in a short space of time.

Pierre Oxley, TDC's Portfolio Holder for Leisure, said the wristband initiative had operated for some years and continued to be very successful.

"It can be very distressing for both parents and children should they become separated - especially when there are such large crowds about as there were on Thursday and Friday (August 21 & 22)," he said.

"With children being supplied with coloured wristbands it makes it much easier to get them back with their parents in a short space of time and helped ensure that they could all carry on enjoying their day together."

The Council's Beach Patrol Team also dealt with a number of minor injuries over the two days - as well as three casualties who needed hospital treatment.

Working alongside St John Ambulance they took care of a man in his 70's who was diabetic and collapsed, a woman in her 50's who collapsed and needed treatment and a man in his 30's who fell and injured his head, who was also helped by the Fire Service who were close by.

All three ended up being taken to hospital by ambulance.

Seafront Manager Tim Sutton said it was a very busy couple of days.

"There were very large crowds but everything went off very well as far as we were concerned," he said.