A KIDDERMINSTER nursery prepared for their mule-tide celebrations with the visit of a donkey and her baby.

Children at Hickory Dickory Dock Day Nursery, in Warbler Place, spent the day dressing up as a variety of characters from the nativity, and received a helping hoof from Bodenham Arboretum.

They brought Eve and her baby Frankie, who was born earlier this month, along to join in with the Christmas festivities.

Jo Bettis, nursery nurse, said: “The children enjoyed meeting Frankie and being able to stroke him.

“Frankie was very good with the children and loved exploring the children’s garden with them.”