BRIERLEY Hill will be full of festive spirit, when its Christmas lights get switched on next week.

The event will take place at the Moor Centre, on Saturday, November 19, when the Deputy Mayor of Dudley, councillor Doreen Ameson, helps Father Christmas do the honours at 5pm.

The event, which will run from 1pm will also include Santa’s grotto, reindeer, stilt walking elves, fairground rides, a bouncy castle, face painting and a caricaturist.