WE already have a front runner in the Daily Echo competition to find Hampshire's daftest dad.

Fifty one-year-old Nick Thomas-Webster, from Marchwood, near Southampton, has been nominated for his penchant for black suspenders and bodices.

Nick, obviously a fan of Frank n' Furter from the Rocky Horror show, was put forward by his daughter Verity-Jayne aged 13.

"I think my dad is daft because he dresses up as a woman - well tries to - and tries to get into nightclubs like Jumpin' Jacks and Brannigans and still thinks and calls himself normal", she said. He's 51 and knows how to have fun."

The Daily Echo is searching to find the daftest dad in the county ahead of Father's Day on Sunday, June 15.

We all know that dads are born with a silly streak in them but what is it that makes your dad particularly daft? Is it the bad jokes he tells, the obsessive hobbies he has, or is he just plain silly?

If our judges think your dad is the daftest then we surely have the best prize befitting any daft dad - a half day paintballing for him and four of his friends at Hot Shots in Berkshire.

The winning entry will also win a family ticket to the cinema. Send us a suitable photograph of him at his silliest but it must be one we can use. All entries must be received by Wednesday, June 11. Entries should be sent to:

Kieran Fox, Newsdesk Southern Daily Echo, Newspaper House, Test Lane, Redbridge, Southampton, SO16 9JX.