A NEW family event which offers participants the chance to win discounted treats from an ice-cream parlour is launching this week in Andover.

The event is hosted by Canto Gelato, alongside InAndover, and tasks members of the public with finding the large ice-cream cone that normally resides outside of the parlour.

The cone has been placed somewhere within the town centre for families to try and spot this week.

The first person to spot the cone and message the InAndover Facebook page will receive 50 percent off their bill for the whole family at Canto Gelato.

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The owner of Canto Gelato, Kelly Jones, said: “When I arrived into work this morning I was shocked to spot that my cone had disappeared but hopefully people will come into their local town centre to help find it and claim our reward.”

InAndover (from Andover BID) will be releasing clues throughout the week on its Facebook page.

InAndover presenter, Luis Wyatt, said: “I’ve met an insider who knows the culprit and once I find out more information, I’ll let everyone know the clues that I discover.

“Hopefully that will help people find the cone.”

With its specially crafted menu of gelato, waffles and sundaes, Canto Gelato is the perfect place to visit if you need to cool down this summer.

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The ice-cream parlour is located on Andover’s high street and is open 10am – 5.30pm Monday to Saturday and 10am – 4pm on Sundays.

The promotional event will launch on Tuesday, August 9 at 10am.

More about Canto Gelato can be found at cantogelato.co.uk/locations/andover.

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