HOT air balloons will light up the sky in Cholsey as it hosts a free festival.

Organisers at St Mary's Church will welcome families to Cholsey Recreation Ground, where about a dozen of the bubble-shaped balloons will be fired up.

The event will take place on Saturday August 27, weather permitting, and will mark the third of its kind in the village.

The spectacle is free to see but donations and food and drink sales will raise money for Laurence Hall.

There will also be a lazer display and live music.