A giant urinal created as the showpiece of the Herne Bay Carnival is going on display today for the first time.

The 12ft toilet was built by Whitstable artist Phillip Long for the festival, which celebrates 100 years since French artist Marcel Duchamp stayed in the seaside town.

The sculpture, made out of MDF wood, is a scale replica of Duchamp's most famous work The Fountain, which was exhibited in 1917.

It will be stationed at various locations across Herne Bay during the Duchamp festival, running until Monday, August 18.

Organisers are hopeful it will join other floats at the carnival on Saturday, August 10.

Yesterday, 10 volunteers helped shift the huge urinal from a workshop in Beach Street in preparation for its public outing.

Friends made ramps to wheel the urinal to the door as they lifted it through a narrow alley before it reached a secret location.

Marcel Duchamp visited Herne Bay in the summer of 1913, during the start of his career.

His original porcelain urinal was displayed at an exhibition in New York in 1917, as a protest against art committees who rejected his work.

For details about the Duchamp Festival, visit www.iamnotdead.co.uk.

Video: Giant urinal being moved by 10 volunteers for the Marcel Duchamp festival in Herne Bay