THE Brewhouse has a feast of festive family fun on Saturday November 28 to kick-start your Christmas countdown.

With a host of shows, activities and events on offer there's plenty to make even Scrooge smile.

The morning starts at 11am with a Christmas Fair and Vintage Photobooth. There are gifts from local artists and a chance to dress up in vintage clothing to have a family group shot in a Victorian Themed Photobooth.

In the Creative Hub, you can make decorations for the Brewhouses' very own Christmas Wonderland and also take some home with you. All materials is provided.

There are three free performances of Christmas poems and stories (11.30am. 1.00pm. 4.00pm) but booking is advisable.

The Studio space will be suitable decorated for a smattering of Christmas literary delights performed by Christopher Hunter (TV Credits Mr Selfridge, Sherlock). Listen to traditional and modern poems and stories guaranteed to entertain and enchant audiences of all ages.

That ever-green classic from Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, is given special treatment by Three Half Pints (CBeebies)

Derek hates Christmas. He just hates it. Until one night a ghostly apparition begins a journey for him into the past, present and future of his Christmases. What will happen? No-one can be sure. But what we can be sure of is that Derek will see the error of his ways, Ernie will try and hold it all together and Dick will get distracted by the tinsel.

There are two performances (2pm & 5pm) Tickets from £8.

More information can be found on the website www.thebrewhouse.net or from the box office 01823 283244.