Sunday night was the big Christmas Lights Switch-On at River Green in Thorpe, near where we live...
...so we decided to wander down and enjoy the festivities. (Mark recently bought a new camera so it also gave him a chance to play around with it! Thanks Mark for the photos for this post.)
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| I love the sky in this photo π |
There were quite a lot of people and they'd closed the road for a few hours as well.
We wandered among the craft stalls, as well as vendors selling food, mulled wine, chestnuts, and lots of Christmassy fare!
I especially loved all the handmade jewellery.
There were even some rides for the kids to enjoy- proper old fashioned pirate boats, and chair-o-planes- looked like great fun!
After a while the local church group launched into some carols, accompanied by instruments- they handed out carol sheets to some members of the crowd and people stood around joining in.
After that Santa arrived with his reindeer! π
Remember to put a carrot out for them on Christmas Eve π
The evening was rounded off as Santa switched on the Christmas Lights - beautiful!
I feel all Christmassy now- anyone for a mince pie?
Beki x
![[FESTIVE PARKRUN] Getting in the festive spirit with a (nearly) Christmas #parkrun at my local 5k event at @forestofmarstonvale Millennium Country Park.
It was rather wet and muddy today with huge puddles on the course, but I took it easy with a 5-1 run/walk approach and splashed my way through! π¦
I loved seeing all the outfits from other people running too - kudos to the guy running dressed as a giant Christmas cracker πππΌββοΈπ
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