A LITTLE bit of Paradise came to a North-East shopping centre as a steel drum band entertained bargain hunters.

The Paradise Steel Band took to the mall in the Castlegate shopping centre and kept Stockton shoppers boogying in the aisles as they sang along to much loved reggae and calypso favourites.

Hannah Wood from Stockton brought down her son Tommy and daughter Daisy to the Carribean Cool event and they loved dancing to the live music.

She said: “I bring Tommy and Daisy down to all the family events here at Castlegate and this week they were so excited to come down and dance to the steel drum band, they even brought down their own instruments to join in and loved boogying away with their teddies.

“They even got a chance to play on the steel drums but I hope they don’t ask for a pair this Christmas.”