WET weather did not put families off coming out to enjoy the first Breightmet Scarecrow Festival.

Residents and community groups have been busy over the past few weeks, preparing for Saturday's event.

More than a dozen scarecrows could be seen around Breightmet, along with several outside the Elderdale Centre in Yewdale Gardens.

Despite rain coming down for much of the day, plenty of people packed into the centre and headed out on the scarecrow trail.

There was a bouncy castle for youngsters to enjoy as well as face painting, food, drinks and crafts.

The event was organised by arts organisation The VideoBox, based in Breightmet, in a bid to bring people together.

Francesca Platt, one of the organisers, said: "It has been great. We have had a lot of people here. We have had a lot of families turning up and doing the activities together.

"We were worried the weather would put people off doing the trail but they have been coming to the centre and joining in.

"It seemed like a good idea to bring the community together and get families doing things together."

The event was organised for this time of year to bring in Harvest and Halloween-themed activities, including bobbing for apples.

Breightmet Community Choir performed in the centre and also got children involved in the singing.

Free sessions were held allowing people to make scarecrows for the event, thanks to support from Bolton Council and Bolton At Home.

Other community groups also contributed scarecrows, including Red Lane Community Church and Lancashire Wildlife Trust.

Ms Platt added: "Hopefully we will do it again next year and get even more people involved. It shows there is a desire for people to want to make things together."