A SAMBA beat echoed around a North-East coastal town as circus entertainers mingled with shoppers.
Entertainment was laid on at Redcar, on Saturday, to celebrate the opening of the £26m Regent Walk shopping centre.
Twenty children from Wilton Primary School provided a Brazilian theme for shoppers, while a TFM Radio roadshow made a live broadcast.
There was also balloons, Punch and Judy shows and a variety of circus acts, including stilt walkers, jugglers, a unicyclist and a walkabout magician.
The shopping centre is the result of a partnership between Scarborough Development Group (SDG), formerly Teesland Group, in partnership with Sir Robert McAlpine, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and the regional development agency One NorthEast.
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