DELIGHTED Ebony Mackey, eight, enjoys all the fun of the seaside - including a donkey ride - but this time the treat was miles inland at the Trafford Centre.

Delighted children enjoyed donkey rides and a carousel swing ride in a special celebration to mark the summer holidays.

Everyone taking part helped raise vital funds for the Manchester-based Royal School for the Deaf and Communication Disorders.

Department store John Lewis organised the `seaside' fun over two days. The Cheadle Hulme-based school, which provides education and a home for some of the most profoundly deaf and disabled young people, is the store's chosen charity of the year.

The event was organised to raise funds to build a new `life skills' room at the school.

Kerry Thomson, events co-ordinator for John Lewis Trafford and Cheadle branches, said: "It was a great way to raise money for our chosen charity and the children all loved it."