Family Fun Day

Sunny weather boosted a pub's fun day on Saturday and helped raise hundreds of pounds for charity. The Bear Pub in Bear Flat attracted hundreds of people throughout the afternoon.

They tested their skills at the coconut shy, got splashed in the dunking machine and watched their balloons soar into the air to faraway destinations.

The event was organised by Kevin Knox, who runs the pub with his wife, Carole, to raise money for the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group.

"It has been excellent. We have raised just more than £800," said Mr Knox.

"We have just had our first phone call about a balloon which has come down in Devizes, and we only released them an hour ago, so we are expecting great things."

The pair have run similar events at their former pub in Stratford-upon-Avon and were delighted with the response from Bath residents.

"They have all joined in," Mr Knox said afterwards.

"And many of them got a soaking in the dunking machine, including me.

"It has been excellent - everyone has gone away with something.

"They have all been fantastic."

The Bath Cancer Unit Support Group raises money to improve the care and treatment facilities for patients attending the cancer unit at the Royal United Hospital.

Mr Knox said he chose the charity because cancer affected so many people.

"Although cancer has not affected anyone close to me, we have lost a lot of customers or seen the way they have been hit by the disease," he said.

"Licensees know more than a lot of people about how harsh it hits people and how many people are affected by it."