NEXT Thursday, March 7, is World Book Day, a day when many schools encourage their pupils to come to lessons dressed as their favourite literary characters.

The Westmorland Gazette is planning to run pictures from local schools as pupils get into the spirit of the event.

If your school is marking World Book Day in this way please send your pictures to celia.powell@newsquest.co.uk with brief details of who is in the photograph and which character they have come dressed up as. 

Alternatively, you can use the contribution button below