Surbitonians are preparing for a weekend of wacky events to mark the first Seething Festival celebrating the legend of goat boy Lefi Ganderson.

Members of the Homage de Fromage club - which has so far organised Surbiton Ski Sunday and a giant game of mousetrap - have spent six months creating the myth of Lefi who drove out the giant Thamas Deeton 100 years ago.

On Saturday and Sunday, Lefi’s tale of fear, prejudice and the triumph of good, love and tolerance, will be launched with a community play, an archaeological dig to find the entrance to Lefi’s cave and a Seething festival procession.

The story that will handed down to children - to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt - says: "The tale of Lefi Ganderson and his battle with the Giant has passed through the ages.

"Its core narrative appears in many folk tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk and the classic Norwegian legend De Baby og de Gigantiske.

"But for many scholars the classic tale is still The Goat Boy of Seething.

"The legend of Lefi gives as clear a rendition of the saga as is possible.

"Unfortunately, the Seething Festival and its community procession stopped in 1921 and the legend was last told to Seething folk in 1927."

Last weekend, eccentrically dressed members of the British Society of Antiquarians and Archaeologists (BSDAA) - which may or may not exist - used dowsing techniques to hunt down ley lines with spiritual powers.

And lo and behold, 15 mystical lines converged in the car park of The Lamb where Fromage members drink.

Surbiton Ski Sunday, where skiers strapped ice cubes to their feet and slid down Victoria Road, and the giant mousetrap game, were huge successes last year bringing together people from across Surbiton and beyond - both made-up and real.

Saturday

From noon in the garden of The Lamb, Brighton Road, join in with the archeological dig to find the entrance to Lefi Ganderson’s cave.

- Help prepare of the Seething Festival Garden

- Mask and costume making for the Seething Festival Procession

- Creation of the Goat Boy and the Giant

3pm Rehearsals for the Community Play

7pm Lefi Ganderson Folk evening

Sunday

From 1pm

Mask and costume making for The Seething Festival Procession

3pm Final rehearsal for the community play

4.30pm Gather for the festival procession outside Jewsons on the Brighton Road.

Surbitonians are being invited to join in with fancy dress if they want.

4.40pm Procession along Brighton Road, Victoria Road, St Andrew’s Road and Maple Road and return to Brighton Road [The Seething Square Mile]

5.30pm Performance of the community play