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Christmas Countdown H
o Ho Ho my goodness it's Christmas again and what better way to keep the family and descending visitors entertained than with our bumper
crop of top treats happening in December.
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irst up it's our very own Festive Faringdon on Saturday 3rd with Santa dropping by at 4pm on his sleigh. Don't forget to visit the Faringdon
Pre-School Christmas Fayre at the Catholic Church Hall behind Budgens, where Santa will be relaxing from his busy schedule in his grotto and there will be stalls, games and prizes tro be won!
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n Sunday 4th, Sunningwell Christmas Craft Fair in Sunningwell Village Hall, Abingdon, will have a wide variety of hand crafted stalls including
wood turned products, jewellery, photography, stained glass, textiles, edible festive treats and more, from 10am - 4pm.
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r you could head out to Millets Farm in Frilford where children can experience a magical Christmas wonderland and visit Santa and his
reindeer while grown-ups can peruse the Christmas Food and Gift Marquee selling bespoke hampers, fine beers, homemade cakes and unique stocking fillers.
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or weekday excursions, The Museum of Oxford at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, is open every day with its current exhibition inspired by
Christmas Past and Presents. The exhibition includes the Christmas Craft Creation Station where you can make and take home angelic angels, a fantastic Father Christmas or create colourful Christmas crackers. Santa, who gets around, will also be in the Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon, in his grotto between Boots and Marks and Spencer, every day until Christmas eve. If the kids need a break from shopping they can see Santa and his elves for ÂŁ4.50 and receive a gift.
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aturday 10th is the Buckland Christmas Festival at Buckland Memorial Hall from 2.30pm - 5pm. There will be Carol
singing, a Christmas Market, gifts, competitions and children's activities, plenty to keep everyone happy. On the 10th, Santa and his elves will also be riding in a special grotto bus at the Oxford Bus Museum where children can receive a special present and have a ride on the jolly bus.
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oves Farm, near Highworth, is also open at weekends throughout December, and has a host of festive activities to
join in with including a dress-up nativity play, an elves craft workshop, a magical grotto and donkeys to meet, along with all the usual animals.
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nd on Christmas Eve, the Empire cinema in Greenbridge retail park, Swindon, will be showing the film 'Nativity' at
10.30am as part of the Empire Juniors season and tickets are only ÂŁ1.25 each.
Carol Keegan