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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Christmas 2012 in Widecombe
FATHER CHRISTMAS IS COMING TO WIDECOMBE!!!
On SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER 2012
Putting the ‘MAGIC BACK INTO CHRISTMAS’
Father Christmas will be coming to the village with a sack full of presents for all children, (11 years and under).
This is to be part of a day when all the village come together to create a day of Christmas magic.
The day will start at 10.00am with an hour long peal of our church bells. There will be special events all around the green, the square and in the Church House. There will be carol singing by our local community choir, Morris dancing & country craft demonstrations on the Green. The Salvation Army brass band will also be in attendance around lunch time playing traditional Christmas music
Weather permitting there will be llamas and alpacas in the Church House garden under a large Christmas tree.
The shops and will be putting on special events for children: card making, icing your own Christmas biscuit, fir cone decorating, to name but a few.
The Old Inn will be serving mulled wine and mince pies in the square,
In the Church House the Widecombe Produce Market will be packed with seasonal produce, you can also buy your raffle ticket here to support the Widecombe History Group with lots of great prizes. The Widecombe pre - school will be providing tea, coffee and hot food.
There will be a nativity scene with live animals and lots of good food and drink at The Rugglestone Inn
Locally produced apple juice will be on sale at North Hall Farm where there are lots of interesting things to see
Father Christmas will be in his Grotto at the Wayside cafe from 12 noon - 1pm and again from 2pm - 3pm were he will distribute the presents. Between 1pm - 2pm he will be touring the village with his pony and trap
At 3.00 the raffle will be drawn by Anthony Beard.
The day will end with a traditional Carol Service in St Pancras Church starting at 3.30pm.
There has been great support from the village traders and the National Trust to make this a very special day for all the family and to bring the Christmas spirit to everyone.
We look forward to seeing you here on the day
The information on this page was last modified on November 06 2012 09:16:19.