christmas in whitchurch - the town centre revitalisation project's first activity
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Christmas in Whitchurch 2005 was the first short term project
aimed at revitalising Whitchurch's Town centre - there is more
here on the whole project. Pictures are to be found on
the December news archive page It was the winner
of the Social
and Community Section of the
South East Rural
Towns' Partnership annual awards and the organisers received a
certificate to mark the event, details are here. There have been 2 articles on the vent in SERTP's June and September Newsletters Work is well in hand for a bigger and better 2006 event, 16 business, 6 local groups and members of the Whitchurch Association were actively working on a programme of activities from the end of November until Christmas. These built on annual events such as Santa at the Mill and the Combined Churches Carol Singing. |
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| Those involved | ||||
| Businesses | ||||
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Beehive Farm Shop |
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| Community and Voluntary Groups | ||||
| 1st Whitchurch Guides Anglican Church Baptist Church Combined Churches Choir Country Market Fire Brigade Band Ladies Singing For Fun Library Millennium Meadow Penny Turner Testbourne Community School PTFA Whitchurch Charities Whitchurch Primary School the following are being approached: |
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Salvation Army Band WADS |
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| Activities now planned | ||||
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Decoration of Town Centre - A coordinated use of
white lights in shop windows - a set has been identified that can be reused
out door when planning permission for Christmas trees is obtained (2006) Town Centre activities - dates identified are 3 & 17 Dec, activities below are firm, those in italic are the ideas at present with times (and dates) to be confirmed: |
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| 26th Nov | 11am - 4pm | Testbourne Community School Craft Fair | ||
| 1st - 17th Dec | Create a Star - competition - Library | |||
| 2nd Dec | 10 - 11.30am | Christmas Country Market | ||
| 3rd Dec | 9am | Grand Opening - Beehive Farm Shop, from 10am - 12noon TV Chef, Mike Robinson will be signing copies of his new book | ||
| 10am onwards |
Children's shop window competition Photographic Competition launched Cats Protection League Tombola |
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| 10am - 3pm | Whitchurch Charities Christmas Sale | |||
| 12noon - 3pm | Free "Reindeer" Rides - Start at Town Hall - Donations to Naomi House | |||
| 2 - 4pm | Whitchurch Primary School Christmas Fare | |||
| 12noon | Candy Floss outside Town Hall | |||
| 3 - 5pm | Santa at the Mill | |||
| 3.45 | Ladies Singing for Fun - Carols, until ...... | |||
| 4pm |
Switch-on of Town Centre lights by the Mayor, Cllr Irene Clark, followed by
announcement of the winners of the children's spot the shop window
competition and more carols from the Ladies Singing for Fun |
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| 7th Dec | 7.30pm | Ladies Singing for Fun Carols | ||
| 10 - 20th Dec | Whitchurch Scouts Post - Local delivery from the Old Paper Shop and Seeviour's Court | |||
| 10 Dec | Christmas Bazaar - 1st Whitchurch Scouts | |||
| 13th Dec | 7.30pm | Testbourne Community Carol Service, All Hallows | ||
| 14th Dec | 6.30pm | Carols by Torchlight, Whitchurch Primary School | ||
| 17th Dec | 9am - 12.30pm | Whitchurch Fire Brigade Band | ||
| 10am - 11am | Combined Churches Carol Singing - Town Hall | |||
| 12.15pm |
Best Dressed Shop Window Competition - Prize
presentation "Spot the odd one" Shop Window Competition - Prize Presentation |
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| 12.30 - 12.45pm | Ladies Singing for Fun - Carols | |||
| 1pm | Christmas competition - Create a Star - entries closes | |||
| 19th Dec | 8pm | Whitchurch Folk Club (& Friends) Carol Singing in Pubs - starting from The Bell | ||
| 20th Dec | 11am - 3pm | Felt Making Workshop for children at the Silk Mill | ||
| 7pm | Carol Singing starting from All Hallows - collection for Save the Children | |||
| 21st Dec | 11am - 3pm | Silk Painting for children at the Silk Mill | ||
| 23rd Dec | 4pm | Twilight Tales for Christmas - stories and fun for children up to 8 at the Library | ||
| 24th Dec | 10am -12noon | Salvation Army Band - The Square | ||
| Advertising - To promote the activities above and any other group's or business' events during the Christmas in Whitchurch period - Town Centre posters (kindly reproduced by ), road side signs, newspapers, this website, flyers distributed to households | ||||
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