A FREE fun day is to be staged in a village today by the probation service.

Residents from in and around Wheatley Hill, east Durham, have been invited to the event at the village's Community Centre in Front Street beginning at 1.30pm.

The afternoon of free entertainment is hosted by the National Probation Service County Durham Area and will include a bouncy castle, soft play area, woodwork and graffiti removal demonstrations as well as an appearance by police dogs Jet and Ben.

There will also be information stands from Smart Justice, the probation service, The No Way Trust Ltd, the Local Criminal Justice Board and a large interactive cell from Prison, Me No Way.