PARTY goers for this year’s Bournemouth 7s festival have been urged to arrive before 2pm to avoid queuing for hours.

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Chapel Lane for the return of the sport festival over the jubilee weekend.

Sporting events begin on Thursday, with the party kicking off properly on Friday and Saturday.

And organisers have urged people to arrive between midday and 2pm to avoid the longest queues.

They predict a queue of at least an hour between 2pm and 4pm and a two hour queue between 4pm and 6pm.

Doors then officially close at 6pm.