Father Christmas, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs all turned out on Saturday to switch on the Christmas lights at a shopping centre.

They were at the Ashley Centre, Epsom, along with the evil queen and a host of other characters from this year's Epsom Playhouse pantomime.

The centre was full of parents and their children keen to meet Father Christmas and take part in an afternoon of free entertainment.

The centre also gave out 500 special envelopes to visitor, one of which contained a ‘golden ticket’. The person with the lucky ticket won a Christmas hamper containing items worth more than £500 donated by Ashley Centre retailers.