A FREE grotto is being held at a Bromsgrove garden centre.

Little Heath Garden Centre, in Littleheath Lane, Lickey End, is holding the grotto on several weekends in the run up to December.

At the grotto children will have the chance to meet Santa, have their picture taken with him, and also see his reindeer. Youngsters will receive a sticker set.

Photographs will be available to purchase, and the photos can be used in a keyring, magnet, snowblock or snowglobe.

The grotto is being held from 11am until 3pm every weekend from December 6 - the date when santa arrives on a sleigh courtesy of Bromsgrove Lions Club at 10am.

The grotto will also be held between 11am and 3pm on December 22 and 23, and on Christmas Eve between 11am and 1pm.

While entry to see Santa is free, Little Heath is welcoming donations to the two charities being supported, Primrose Hospice and Greenfingers.

For more details visit littleheathgardencentre.co.uk.