Salford's MediaCityUK hosts BBC Children's Playtime event

A three-day BBC Children's event featuring Postman Pat and Shaun the Sheep gets under way later.

Playtime on the Piazza is being held to celebrate the BBC department's new home in Salford's MediaCityUK.

It will host shows from Justin Fletcher, known to viewers of CBeebies as Mr Tumble, and the Championsheeps, a two-day farmyard-themed sports event.

Organisers SGA Productions say it is a chance for "families to get together and get out of the house".

Described by SGA as "a school sports day with a difference", Shaun The Sheep's Championsheeps is the collaboration between the events company and the character's creator, Nick Park.

Mr Park said the "Championsheeps" came about because he wanted to "raise the baa".

Nick Park said the event features a range of fun games.

The event features fun games such as Cabbage Keepy-Uppy, Naughty Pigs Sack Race and Flock and Roll.

It is the second time the event has been held, as it ran last year at Cornwall's Eden Project where 9,000 people attended.

It runs on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August and is free to join in.

The two-day event is preceded on Saturday by shows from Justin Fletcher, both as himself and as his much-loved CBeebies character, Mr Tumble.

Free tickets for Mr Fletcher's shows have all been taken, with a third being awarded to people in Salford.

Other CBBC and CBeebies characters such as Postman Pat will also be at all three days of the event.

All the events will take place in MediaCityUK's piazza in front of BBC Children's new home, Bridge House.