The Christmas lights in Yate Shopping Centre have now been officially switched on.

The centre held their annual parade and switch-on ceremony on Saturday, with well over one thousand people attending the event throughout the day.

There were two parades on the day, they included a number of dancers and musicians.

There were also special guests, including: Paddington Bear, Pudsey, the Grinch and Santa with his reindeers.

The lights were switched on at around 4.30pm by Santa and some of his helpers after songs from Disney Princesses Elsa and Anna.

Yate Shopping Centre posted on Facebook after the events, thanking customers and staff for their support on the day.

"A Big thank you and well done to our Cleaning, Maintenance and Security teams here at Yate Shopping Centre for making today such a success," they said.