LAST-minute shoppers are invited to spend their cash in Pendle and enjoy a host of festive fun at the same time.

Pendle Council is laying on a Christmas treat for shoppers on Saturday.

In Colne there will be a free "Bene and Hot", the traditional East Lancashire drink of Benedictine and hot water, for adult shoppers.

Two large Dutch horses, Fritz and Henry, will give carriage rides around the town centre.

There will also be music from pupils of Park High School, Colne.

In Nelson, there will be children's rides and the Double Trouble disco run by market hall keeper Jim Marshall.

At both markets there will also be free mince pies and sherry, face painting and a schools art exhibition.

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