* Sion Corn will start Saturday's
Christmas Festival.
Herladed by a town crier, the grand old man will then lead a
grand parade, starting at 1pm, along Castle Street, Market Street, East Street
and Parade Street to the Town Hall where he will take up residence in his
grotto ready to welcome young visitors who will receive a small gift from him.
To avoid long queues to see Sion Corn tickets will be sold
in advance at quarter-hour time intervals. Thes will be available in advance
from the Tourist Information Office in Llangollen and the Town Hall on
Saturday.
Oak Street will be closed from 10am-6pm where street
entertainment, market stalls, music and dancing will take place.
Also on the afternoon’s packed entertainments programme are facepainting,
magicians, storytellers, morris dancing, circus acts, a samba band and Llangollen
Silver Band.
There will be lots of musical entertainment throughout the
day, with a number of local choirs performing on the Chapel steps until the
Christmas lights are switched on about 5.30pm.
Youngsters from local schools Ysgol Bryn Collen and Ysgol Y
Gwernant have entered competitions to see who will have the honour of lighting
up the town at the big switch-on ceremony, which will be followed by fireworks
display.
Donations towards the festival have been made by the town’s Chamber
of Trade and Tourism, as well as other organisations and individuals.
There have also been a number of fundraising events, including
a bingo evening at the RAFA Club and a sponsored car wash with the help of the fire
service.
Collection boxes in various locations in the town and have
raised over £100 so far.
The festival fund was also boosted by Chamber of Trade and
Tourism chair John Palmer who did a gruelling sponsored run from Corwen to
Glyndwfrdwy and then swan six miles down the River Dee to the Horseshoe Falls.
Pitches will be available at various locations across the
town for those who bring their own stalls but tables will also be available in
the Town Hall and the Band Hut in Parade Street at a cost of £20, and anyone
interested should contact Ian Parry on 01978 753897 or Gareth Thomas on 01978
861345.
The festival
is a community event run and organised by volunteers, and net proceeds from the
event will be donated to Hope House Children’s Hospice in Oswestry.
If you
would like to take part and help with the arrangements, particularly on the
day, then contact Ian Parry on 01978 753897 or email: parry.ian@btinternet.com
Programme
of Events
The Parade
1.00pm
from Railway Station
(Castle
Street/Market Street/
East
Street/Parade Street/Town Hall)
1.
Town Crier
2.
Silver Band
3.
Various Groups
4.
Vintage Car
5. Horse & Carriage with Town Mayor
6. Morris
Dancers
7. Circus
Acts
8. Sion
Corn
9. Karamba
Samba Band
10.
Fire Engine
Chapel Steps – Castle Street
1.30pm Ysgol Bryn Collen Choir
1.50pm Ysgol Y
Gwernant Choir
2.10pm Llangollen
Silver Band
2.45pm Melodic
Mondays Ladies Group
3.05pm Llangollen
Male Voice Choir
3.25pm Karamba
Samba Band
3.45pm Operatic
Society
4.05pm Pantomime
Group
4.25pm Clerical
Error Morris Dancers
4.45pm Llangollen
Silver Band
5.15pm Announcements:-
Raffle
Prize Draw
Best
Dressed Window
Town
Mayor’s Address
5.30pm Switch
on of Christmas Lights
Firework
Display
Circus
Acts
Other Entertainment
Sion
Corn’s Grotto in Town Hall
(Tickets,
£4.00 each, are timed every quarter of an hour to avoid queuing and are available
in advance from Tourist Information Centre and from 1.30pm on Saturday from the
Town Hall Foyer).
Town Hall Area - Raffle
Tickets
- Hog Roast
- Mulled Wine
Nativity
Feature – Castle Street
Storytelling/Music/Magician/Balloon
Man at Castle Courtyard
Face
Painter – Band Room, Parade Street
Market
Stalls in Town Hall/Band Room/Oak Street
(Open
from 12 Noon to 5.30pm. Refreshments available in Town Hall and Band Room)
Oak
Street -
Children’s Rides
- The
Tower
- Market
Stalls
- Musical
Entertainment
- Hog
Roast
Also
throughout the afternoon there will be Circus Acts, Morris Dancers, Magician,
Storyteller, Balloon Man, Busker performing at various locations in the town
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