CROWDS gathered at Arrow Valley Country Park on Sunday to be entertained at the Redditch Lions' family fun day.

It is not known yet how much the event made for good causes but organisers say they believe they have already broken even and are waiting until they have all their donations in for a final total.

A spokesman said: "The pony rides were very successful and the raffle drew quite a bit of interest as the main prize was a 4ft tall teddy bear which took up the entire front seat of the Jaguar car it arrived in."

The raffle was won by a Studley resident.

Redditch Mayor David Hunt arrived in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce and during his tour of the exhibits, managed to win a giant Tigger the Tiger on one of the stalls.

Redditch Fire Brigade came with a fire tender, which proved popular with the children but unfortunately, after about an hour, firefighters had to leave in a hurry due to a call-out.

The spokesman said: "This in itself was an attraction as to see the crew jump into action, collecting and stowing away their equipment and then rushing off in a cloud of dust with all lights and sirens going was fantastic."

Next year's fun day will be on Sunday, July 27.