A bumper programme of activities, stalls, and entertainment has been lined up as Wellington gets into the swing of Christmas, writes Phil Hill.
Wellington Town Council is hosting the lights switch on in High Street on Saturday, November 29.
The fun gets underway at noon, with performances all the way through to the big switch on by two pupils from Wellesley Park and the town mayor at 6pm.
The stage line-up includes ten local acts and schools, along with street performers from FUSE outdoor arts.
Santa is in town in his grotto in the Kings Arms Community Hub, meeting children between 2pm and 3.30pm and 4pm until 5.30pm.
There will be several stallholders in operation from midday until 6pm.
Children under 12 have been submitting a design for the mayor’s Christmas card - entries, with names, ages, and contact details on the back, should be submitted to 30 Fore Street by the deadline of Wednesday (November 19).
The winning design will be unveiled at the lights switch on and will be featured on cards being sent to dignitaries across Somerset, while the winner will receive a town council enamel pin and 12 blank copies of the card.
A ton council spokesperson said: "Every year we host a Christmas Shop Window Competition, encouraging local businesses to pull out the stops and create a fantastic window display for the festive season.
"We have hand-delivered letters to businesses in the town centre to invite them to enter but other shops are welcome to enquire as well – please just drop us a line via email and we can send a letter over.
"This year we even have a brand new shield to engrave competition winners for the next 12 years.
"Each year the shop with the winning entry is presented with the shield to display proudly on their premises for the following year."
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