Friday 1 December 2017

Christmas has arrived in Newbury town centre…

With Newbury Christmas lights shining bright above the town centre, and Newbury shop windows adorned with decorations as part of ‘Newbury Best Dressed Window Competition 2017.’ It truly is the time to make the most of these festivities in Newbury town centre…

Best Dressed Window Competition: 30th November – 6th December 2017-12-01
Between the 30th November and 6th December, businesses from all around Newbury town centre are showing off their festive window displays in an effort to be crowned the ‘Best Dressed Window 2017’.

For your chance to win £100 in town centre vouchers, you are invited to vote for your favourite! Wander through Newbury town centre and let your entry form guide you as you select your favourite festive display from the list of participating businesses!

Santa Fun Run: 3rd December 2017
As we slide into December, why not be part of the biggest Santa-suited fun run that Newbury has ever seen? But hurry, registration for this fantastic fundraising Newbury Fun Run closes 12 noon on Saturday 2nd of December.

Organised by Newbury Rotary Club volunteers, assisted and sponsored by Newbury BID, the fabulous Santa Fun Run 2017 takes place on Sunday 3 December, starting in Newbury Market Place. Fun for all ages and all levels of fitness, it is not a timed raced – as it says on the packet, it is just for fun – so if you are not a runner you can walk as much of the route as you like! Click here to register online today!

Santa’s Grotto: 2nd – 23rd December
Santa Claus is in his Newbury grotto – Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December, and again from Thursday 14 until Saturday 23 December - and just longing to know what’s on your wish list! (Then he has to nip back to the North Pole to load up his sleigh once more for his biggest delivery night of all on Christmas Eve.)

Click here to see grotto opening times!

Choir of 1,000 Voices & Late Night Shopping
With just days to go until Christmas Day itself, one of the most wonderful nights of the year in Newbury is on Thursday 14 December when many town centre shops stay open until 8pm for you to bag a Christmas bargain and tick more items off your shopping list.

During the Late Night Shopping & Choir of 1,000 Voices evening, as has become a Newbury tradition, the town will be filled with the voices of local choirs who will be signing at different spots around the town before gathering around the magnificent Christmas tree in the Market Place to create once more a Choir of 1,000 Voices. Do go along at 7pm and join in this fantastic festive singalong!

Newbury BID will provide entertainment for all the family to enjoy during this event, with children's rides, Christmas activity workshop, roving entertainers and donkey rides, so it is going to be a spectacular, fun-filled festive evening.

And remember, Santa Claus will also be in his grotto while all this is happening on 14 December, so pop along and tell him whether you’ve been naughty or nice!

In the meantime, stay tuned to @VisitNewbury social media for all the latest event updates.

Happy Christmas countdown everyone!