Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) are delighted to announce the return of the extremely popular ‘Day of Christmas’ this year taking place in Newport on Saturday 19th November.
This year, the event organised by NCCC alongside Market Days CIC and SKATES promises to be even bigger than last year, which was one of the busiest days in Newport’s history.
Smart: Proud of how our event has grown
Cllr Shirley Smart, Chair of NCCC said,
“We are proud of how our event has grown and we are delighted to once again be providing a free family event that kicks off the festive season and culminates in the switching-on of the town’s lights.”
Return of the ice rink
The Quay will host an ice rink as well as inflatable assault course and snow globe (weather permitting), a circus workshop and food stalls.
Free roller-skating sessions
Popular roller-rink SKATES are providing free roller-skating sessions for the event and owner Mark Rooney said,
“I built SKATES for our Island community to enjoy. What better way to say that than by offering our venue for all to enjoy at this Day of Christmas event? What fun!”
A Christmas market
A bustling Christmas market will bring festive sights and smells to St Thomas’s Square once again this year.
Market Days CIC director Claire Kennard said,
“Market Days CIC will be back in St Thomas Square with a large Christmas market and we are really delighted to be part of this fabulous event.
“Newport has seen some fantastic events over this year including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and it is wonderful to be a small part of this movement to regenerate Newport and bring the community together.”
Learn secrets about history of Newport
There will be an opportunity to join Heritage Service Manager, Richard Smout, on a short walk to learn secrets about the history of Newport.
Characters
including the Grinch, will be walking around throughout the day and
local school and community choirs will be performing.
Switching on the Christmas lights
A large stage will be in St James’s Square providing a variety of entertainment throughout the day until 5.45pm when a magical circus-themed show ‘The Greatest Snowman’ will switch on the town’s Christmas lights!
Due to their huge popularity, booking systems will be in place for the ice rink, SKATES roller-skating sessions and history tours and these will open shortly.
Stay up to date
Further details will be released soon whilst the list of activities grows, but for now, NCCC invite you to save the date!
To enquire about a stallholder pitch in the market please contact [email protected]
Visit the Website for further details nearer the time.
News shared by Lucy on behalf of Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council. Ed
