CHRISTMAS markets will be set up at the Waterside Inn pub in Leigh on Saturday, November 30.

A special guest will switch Christmas lights on at the Twist Lane pub at 4pm at the event, which will be held between 2pm and 6pm with fairground rides on show.

Festive gifts, crafts and food and drink will be on display with music played in the background.

Kieran Jones, from Bamfurlong, who has suffered with mental health issues in the past, will have a stall including a tombola.

He helps to run a mental health awareness group at the Waterside Inn on Thursday nights at 7.30pm.

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Kieran Jones with his daughter Lily and his son Lewis

Kieran, 39, said: "My son Lewis is 13 and he will be on the stall with me as he is very clued up on mental health and we want to promote Young Minds, a charity that supports kids with mental health.

"He will also be speaking to adults to show that educating them young will help end the stigma and so other who are young can speak out.

"I would like to thank the Waterside Inn for their support.

"The amount of stuff they do for charity is unreal - they go above and beyond and the support they have."

Kieran has also set up a page online to raise awareness of mental health problems. To visit it click here.