VIDEO: Crowd-surfing Mayor of Worthing

A council mayor has become a surprise YouTube hit after jumping into the audience and crowd-surfing at a rock festival.

Noel Atkins, the 93rd mayor of Worthing, had been asked to attend the Christian rock festival in West Sussex as his first official public engagement after getting the top job.

But it appears the excitement all got a bit too much for him and he dived into the crowd - complete with his mayoral chains and smart suit.

Lets just hope he doesn't expect this sort of treatment at every event he goes to now ... although it certainly would be a cool way to start meetings at Worthing Borough Council.