IF you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

And that's exactly what lovable pooch Toby did on (April 28) when a troupe of morris dancers helped celebrate the unveiling of a special sculpture to mark the millennium in Croston.

Toby, pictured here with his morris-dancing master Alan Salter, couldn't quite get his teeth into the task of beating the bass drum, but not to be outdone the plucky canine hopped on top of the drum to show he could still 'lead' the band.

The dancers were among some 150 people who turned out for the unveiling of the sculpture.

HOUNDING the big bass drum: pictured is morris dancer Alan Salter with Toby.