When you receive this edition, we will be busily planning the schedule for making our Town look good for Christmas.
We are extremely grateful for your generous donations and hope to give you good value for your money. We have been somewhat hampered by the dreadful cost of electricity and the subsequent cost of running strings of lights, unfortunately we could not get them all ‘powered’. However, we have gone for something a little different and you will see some illuminated trees around. Several of the businesses have agreed to have the little trees outside their shops, for which we are really grateful. We have six 12ft lengths of small red LED lights, which we are prepared to lend to shops for internal or external decoration – so please ask.
        Our small group has thought long and hard about the best way to use your money and we decided to enter an agreement with Blachere to hire some of the illuminations for a three year period. Chamley’s Mews will be – what I hope is a pleasant surprise. It is just a pity that we could not have that arrangement all the way down the Market Place!!
Father Christmas came to Town 29th November, but I guess you will already have seen that.
Our Draw of the envelopes prizes went to Mrs. Darlington, D Nierkvis, L. Simpson, J. Scott, Val Downes, Margaret Casson, Mrs. Buckle, Mr. Mosley, H. Carroll, G. Dinkerly, Mrs. Shaw. J. Baker, Elkie Dowkes.
        I would like to thank the businesses that so kindly gave the prizes.
        As ever, our sincere thanks go to: Andy Winship; Paul Sawdon; Tony Fields and Ken Warriner who put up with me year on year, with a lot of patience and goodwill!
        To our small working group, the Working Men’s Club and Father Christmas and Wallace & Gromitt – our horses that bring Father Christmas to Town.
        May I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Healthy New Year!

Natalie Warriner