In the eyes of the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin was only ever wanted as a fugitive, but now a truce has been called in order to make the most of our local treasure.

New Sheriff, Councillor Leon Unczur, has set up a group called the Sheriff's Commission to come up with a range of events and attractions based around the Robin Hood legends to help boost tourism in the city.

With a star-studded Ridley Scott film called 'Robin Hood' due for release next year, the Sheriff wants to capitalise on one of our greatest assets and get him right back in the city's tourism spotlight. The Sheriff's Commission will gather proposals for Robin Hood events and attractions and turn the best ones into reality. They will also be launching a design competition for new Robin Hood logos.

Robin on the silver screen

Oscar winner Russell Crowe is the latest in a long line of great actors to play Robin Hood – in Ridley Scott's film due out in 2010 There have been over 40 films and TV series based on our legendary hero in the last 100 years. The first silent version 'Robin Hood and his Merry Men' was released in 1908.

The dazzling list of stars who have played Robin over the years have included:

• Douglas Fairbanks Senior in 1922
• Errol Flynn (1938)
• Richard Todd (1952)
• Sean Connery (1976)
• Kevin Costner (1991)

He has also been played on the small screen by:

• Richard Greene
• Jason Connery
• and most recently Jonas Armstrong
• even Daffy Duck has played Robin Hood, in a 1958 Warner Brothers cartoon