Mansfield District Council is hosting a Summer Festival, providing free family entertainment.

Three events will be held in August in Mansfield Town Centre (Saturday, 9th August), in King George V Park (Thursday, 14th August), and in Chesterfield Road Park (Saturday, 23rd August).

The festival is being launched on Tuesday, 29th July at Carr Lane Park, Warsop.

Activities and entertainment will be on offer at each event, including:

Double Dogs Dancing display
Arts and crafts workshops
Multi-sports taster-sessions
Dog-training masterclass and frisbee-catching
Nature trails and activities
Circus-skills workshops
BMX taster-sessions
Mini-Mansfield Museum
Exercise-class taster-sessions

The council said activities mighty vary between venues.

Full details for each event are at www.mansfield.gov.uk/summerfestival.
Representatives from council departments will answer questions and give advice, including members of the Your Dog Your Responsibility team with their mascot Scoop, neighbourhood wardens, waste and recycling, and environmental health.

Mansfield District Leisure Trust will hold a prize draw to win membership to leisure centres and free swim passes.

Coun Philip Shields, portfolio holder for the environment at Mansfield District Council, said: “We are excited to be launching these new events for the summer. They offer something for all the family – even the dog.

“And the best thing is they are all free.”