PEOPLE came in their hundreds to support an Easter family fun day at Kearsley Cricket Club — despite the wet and windy weather.

The bank holiday extravaganza included a range of activities to entertain all the family, including a fun fair and stalls on the cricket pitch, and refreshments in the clubhouse.

The second annual event raised funds for Lagan's Foundation, which was set up by Horwich mother Carren Bell to help families of babies born with congenital heart defects, after her four-month-old daughter Lagan died from the condition in 2011.

Fearless youngsters took the opportunity to take part in zorbing, where people roll around in a plastic orb, as well as marvelling at police cars and fire engines which were on display.

One such youngster who got more than he bargained for at the event was four-year-old Marshall Houghton, who was given the chance to wear the coat and hat of Special Constable Wesley McArdle.

His father Ryan Houghton, from Kearsley, said: "It has been a great event, he has really enjoyed it and he loved getting the chance to pretend to be a policeman."

As well as becoming part of the thin blue line, another big draw was the opportunity to watch a vocal performance from characters from the smash hit Disney film Frozen.

Lauren Massey and Hannah Wright played the parts of princesses Anna and Elsa from the show, to a legion of captivated youngsters.

One such youngster was three-year-old Darcie McGuire, who was with her father Darren. They also had the chance to have their picture taken with the princesses.

He said: "She is absolutely mad on it, whenever it has finished we have to put it on again, so she really enjoyed seeing them."

Last year's bank holiday fun day raised money to pay for defibrillators in Kearsley, with the cricket club just one of the organisations to benefit from having one installed following the event.

Organisers decided to raise money for Lagan's Foundation this year after hearing of the cause, with the total raised still to be confirmed.

John Bamping, chairman of the cricket club, said: "It's a shame about the weather but we were happy that people still came out and supported us. We are glad to be able to help."