The Weston & Somerset Mercury has teamed up with Sanders GardenWorld to offer two lucky readers the chance to each win a pair of tickets to see the circus on December 22

THE circus has arrived in Brent Knoll with a troupe of clowns, high wire walkers and acrobats.The big top tent of Circus Americano is pitched at Sanders GardenWorld for shows until January 6.The deep pink 12m high tent can seat more than 650 people and took two days to construct.Circus Americano, one of the best-known in the country, has a line-up featuring Columbia's Los Marinos, a father and son duo performing the wheel of death, and Bulgarian-born acrobatic and trampolining act The Julio Troupe.Shows are being performed at 4pm and 6.30pm daily, except on Sundays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. On these days the shows will be at 2pm and 5pm. There is no show on Christmas Day.Adult premier tickets cost £14 and children/OAP tickets cost £12. Ringside seats cost £12 for adults and £10 for children/OAPs and ordinary tickets are priced £10 for adults and £8 for children/OAPs. For more details call 01278 761111.* The Weston & Somerset Mercury has teamed up with Sanders GardenWorld to offer two lucky readers the chance to each win a pair of tickets to see the circus on December 22 at 6.30pm. To enter, please answer the following question: How high is the deep pink circus tent which takes two days to construct?* Closes: 9am on December 18. * Usual Archant rules apply and the editor's decision is final.