PREPARATIONS are under way for this year’s Gornal Fun Day.

The free event will take place on July 9 at the Upper Gornal recreation ground Vale Street.

There will be plenty to keep families entertained between 12noon to 4pm, including fair rides, a bouncy castle, Punch and Judy show, cheerleading, vintage cars, craft stalls and a penalty shootout.

A raffle will also be held giving ticket holders the chance to win a bike, family tickets for Dudley Zoo and the Black Country Living Museum and much more.