A funfair will be setting up on the site of the former Thwaites Brewery.

Escape to Fun Island will arrive in Blackburn for half-term, and will be open between 5pm and 9pm on February 10 and 11, and between 12pm and 9pm from February 12 until February 20.

A £2 entrance fee will give you access to magic shows, dinosaurs, a ‘fun factory’, balloon modelling and more.

A spokesperson said: “We are giving you, your family and friends the chance to cast off the shackles of everyday life by escaping into a fantasy land of magic, white knuckle and family fun rides, princesses and superheroes.

“And each Saturday night, we will be banishing the February half-term blues with an extravagant firework display.”

Rides operate on a number of £1 tokens which can be bought at the fair.