Four budding artists are hoping to get the chance to design a flag for Brighton and Hove - and readers of The Argus are being asked to choose which one they want.

The children have reached the final stage of the 2020 Community Partnership Flag competition and the winner will be picked this week.

Children from across Brighton and Hove put pen to paper to come up with a flag for the future, celebrating the launch of the Community Partnership's Creating the City of Opportunities project.

Organisers hope the project will revolutionise the city's economy and environment, and improve the social welfare of Brighton and Hove. They asked schoolchildren to illustrate their flags with their own ideas about the future of the city.

The finalists have been plucked from the 370 hopefuls who entered, and readers now have the chance to vote for their favourite.

The chosen flag will be raised over the annual Children's Parade on Saturday, May 6. The runners-up will see their flags made into bunting which will also be on display at the parade.

Nine-year-old Minnie George illustrated her flag with a picture of the proposed i360 tower next to a pink and purple Royal Pavilion and a seagull dressed as an old-fashioned pilot in a scarf and goggles.

She said: "I don't think the future will be all that different to now, but I think there will be more modern houses, and the beach will be sandier with more fish."

Minnie, who attends Stanford Junior School in Stanford Road, Brighton, said she was "very pleased and excited" to be in the final, and would celebrate with her friends and family.

Alex Hallet, eight, attends Downs Junior School in Rugby Road, Brighton. His layered design shows the proposed i360 tower, with the Royal Pavilion and the Downs in the background.

He said: "It's in layers because there was so much to put in. I thought there might be a tower on the seafront, then I put yellow and blue on for the sky and the sea. I wanted to put the seagulls on there and the pavilion."

Alex said: "I haven't tried to draw anything like the flag before but I'm good at art."

Isaac Williams attends Westdene Primary School in Bankside, Brighton, and drew "all the things I love about Brighton" on his flag.

He said: "I love living in Brighton because there are lots of fun places to go, especially the swimming pools like the King Alfred."

The six-year-old said: "I feel really proud of myself and happy about being in the final. I entered because I love doing art. I can make lots of different things. I love painting, sticking, drawing - everything."

Phoebe Cox, 11, of Woodingdean Primary School in Warren Road, Woodingdean, drew an underwater car driving along the bed of the English Channel. She said she came up with the idea in her art class.

She said: "I love living in Brighton because there are so many things to do. I'm not sure what it will really be like in the future, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else."

To vote for your favourite flag, click here.