An environmental action group is planning a demonstration as part of a town festival.

Extinction Rebellion Furness will mount the demo as part of Ulverston’s Dickensian Festival on Saturday, it is understood.

The town is expected to be packed with thousands of visitors and townspeople, many dressed in Edwardian costume.

A spokesperson for XR Furness said: “It’s fine to celebrate the past like this but we’d also like a future, please.

“People need to know that we need to take drastic action now to combat the worst of the climate crisis.

"If it goes into a tipping point it’s cheerio humanity.”