FAMILIES in Hartlepool can look forward to a week of entertainment and fun next week.

Sure Start South is behind the fun bonanza which will be held at its Rossmere Way centre, in the south half of Hartlepool, from Monday through to Friday.

Each day, there will be a different theme, with events starting at 9.30am and continuing until 2.30pm.

Among activities being served up will be face painting, a nature trail, mask painting, music and quizzes.

Families with children up to four-years-old living in Seaton Grange, Owton and Rossmere are invited to go along and bring a picnic.

The fun has been planned to mark the completion of the impressive Sure Start Centre in Rossmere Way which will be officially opened by the town's MP Peter Mandelson later this month.