THE Longwood Carriage Driving Club is reminding locals that a national horse-and-carriage championship event is coming to Longwood for the Easter long weekend on 18-21 April.

The National CDE Championships will be based at the Longwood Recreation Reserve.

CDEs (combined driving events) are competitions in carriage driving that test driver skill and team performance in the three ‘phases’ of dressage, marathon, and cones.

The club has fully booked the entire caravan park for the long weekend.

Although the event is open to the public, council requirements regarding risk management mean that no general public camping will be available outside of the event’s competitors and guests.