A giant castle made of sand has been under construction in Peel to coincide with this weekend's carnival.
It's the work of professional sand sculptors Paul Hoggard and Remy Geerts.
There's a chance for youngsters to try their hands at sculpting in a sand castle competition at the carnival on Sunday.
Paul says its a wonderful occupation:

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