ONE OF Hampshire’s top attractions is staging a new event that aims to celebrate the work of the county’s emergency services.

The National Motor Museum is hosting The 999 Show, which will include a celebrity being rescued from a wrecked vehicle and the kidnapping of a VIP.

The award-winning museum was founded by the previous Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, who died in 2015, aged 88.

His daughter, Mary Montagu-Scott, is about to become the new High Sheriff of Hampshire and The 999 Show will help mark her appointment.

She said: “I’m honoured to be taking up the position of High Sheriff of Hampshire, which is an ancient voluntary role to support and encourage those involved with law and order across the county both in the statutory and voluntary sectors.

“I look forward to celebrating their hard work by inviting them, their families and visitors to this special event at Beaulieu.”

Organisers of the one-day show on May 29 have sent invitations to a raft of organisations including Hampshire Constabulary, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and the NHS.

The event will include a CSI Beaulieu murder mystery at historic Palace House, ancestral home of the Montagu family.

People can start to follow the clues on the Beaulieu website - beaulieu.co.uk - before signing up to take part on the day.

They will be told to how to hunt for clues, collect evidence and photograph the scene of a crime. Once the murder has been solved visitors can find out how it feels to be locked up – courtesy of a mobile prison cell van that aims to highlight the causes and consequences crime.

A Beaulieu spokesman said: “Demonstrations will include the rescue of a celebrity casualty from the scene of a crash.

“Expect the unexpected with a VIP kidnap which will show how bodyguards protect potential targets from the threat of a real-life attack.”

More details about the identity of the people involved are expected to be released in the next few days.

Animals taking part in the show will include horses supplied by the New Forest Agisters and dogs used by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. The dogs are trained to sniff out petrol and other accelerants in cases of suspected arson. The Blue Light Vehicle Preservation Group will display some of the equipment used by the emergency services in the past.