Newsletter – Christmas or bust (8 December 2011)
What’s hot on www.easthampshire.org this week?
This week in East Hampshire it’s pretty much Christmas or bust. You can buy trees, pick up presents, meet the suspiciously ubiquitous Santa and generally get into the festive spirit. But if you’re already fed up with all things festive then it’s slim pickings we’re afraid.
Still want more? There’s lots on www.easthampshire.org
This week’s top events
1) Friday, Birdworld: Meet Santa and his impish elves at Birdworld
2) Saturday, Ludshott: Nothing makes a proper Christmas like a real tree. Ignore those annoying needles and pick one up at Ludshott Common.
3) Saturday, Alton: Santa swaps sleigh power for steam power as he hops on the Watercress Line’s special service
4) Saturday, Privett: Jewellery, books, cards and children’s presents are all on sale at this fair in the Privett Centre
5) Saturday, Basingstoke: Experience the magical glow of a Victorian Christmas - minus the shoeless urchins - at the Milestones Museum
6) Saturday onwards, Tilford: Give your Christmas a rustic twist at the Rural Life Centre
7) Saturday, Alton: Indulge in a festive feast of seasonal music with this local choirs’ carol concert
8 ) Sunday, Petersfield: Petersfield Christmas Festival offers competitions, shops and market stalls to get the town in the right spirit
9) Sunday, Horndean: The Footlights perform a mixed bag of treats, from ukulele to djembe.
10) Tuesday, Horndean: Father Christmas will be visiting Horndean Precinct to enjoy the annual carol concert
This week’s top news
1) Get your home insulated for free with Insulate Hampshire’s brilliant new scheme
2) Already Hampshire Police have arrested 43 drivers as they begin their traditional Christmas clampdown on drink driving
3) There was a fantastic festive feel at the Whitehill Bordon Christmas Festival
4) TV legend Fred Dinenage will be dishing out awards to East Hampshire’s top sporting stars
5) Petersfield pupils gave the Mayor’s Christmas Card competition their best shot
