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Thursday, 17 November, 2016
Just flick the switch–
and Christmas is here!
THE Christmas feeling will arive
in Thatcham when the town ’s
lights are turned on.
Bedecked in lights and decorations,
The Broadway will once again
become the town ’s festive focal point
from 5pm on Friday, December 2.
Steam engines, donkeys and charity
stalls, offering games and prize
draws all feature. Some businesses
will also be staging their own events
and staying open for longer on the
night. There will be free parking in
the Kingsland Centre all day.
The mayor of Thatcham, Ellen
Crumly, will perform the switch-on
at 7pm.
Town centre businesses are
preparing for the coveted Best
Christmas Display which this year
has a panto theme. There will also be
a town centre treasure hunt in the
week running up to the evening.
The town council newsletters will
be distributed to homes at the end
of November which contain a
panto-themed wordsearch.
Complete it and take it to the town
council’s stall on the night for
another chance to win a prize.
The eastern side of The Broadway
will be closed from 1pm and all
buses which normally serve The
Broadway will be using the bus stop
outside Barclays Bank instead.
A cascade of red and white will run
through the town when the Great
Thatcham Santa Run returns on
Sunday, December 18.
Thatcham Rotary Club’s event sees
runners don the famous suits for a
5km charity dash around the town
in aid of charities.
Registration is open now and you
can sign up at www.rotary-
or hand in a form
at the White Hart or at the Kennet
Leisure Centre.
Adult entry is £15 and £10 for
students aged under 18. Entry for
children under eight costs £7.
Money raised goes to the West Berk-
shire Renal Dialysis Unit and other
local charities. For details, contact
A civic carol service will be held at
St Mary’s Church, at 4pm on
Sunday, December 11. Refreshments
will be served afterwards and a
collection will be held for the
mayor’s charities, the League of
Friends at the West Berkshire
Community Hospital and Breast
Cancer Care.
Report by JOHN HERRING
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