SPOOKTACULAR fun was to be had on Tuesday night as families across Wiltshire celebrated Halloween in style.

In Devizes more than 500 people of all ages were at Hillworth Park for fright night but some were too scared to take on the Walk Of Doom maze that was the central element of the extravaganza.

Direct services manager Sarah Williams said: "It was fantastic. The weather was amazing which always helps. The central element was a maze which had set up in the tennis court and there was a lot of screaming. Some people were too scared to go in."

People of all ages put on their most frightening costumes and Mayor Nigel Carter joined in the fun by walking up and down the queue to the maze awarding spot prizes for costumes.

But there was an upsetting ending to the event as it was discovered yesterday that vandals had broken into the locked tennis court where all of the props were stored for the night and trashed them.

Mrs Williams said: "It is very upsetting. Especially coming after such a wonderful evening. We are going to have to review our security for storing things after events."