Christmas is coming! Despite how some of us might be in denial, it’s
less than four weeks now until the big day…
This weekend sees the annual Small Business Saturday celebrations in
Helmsley to kick start the town’s festivities.
On Saturday 1st December a day of festive fun is planned
which will offer something for the whole family. A huge snow globe you can
climb inside, perfect for the selfie taker amongst you. The giant Nutcracker
Trail, with 6.5ft nutcrackers hiding around Helmsley. Music, entertainers and
rides – everyone loves a bouncy castle! There’s a dog fancy dress competition
and the best dressed two or three wheels for the kids. If you want to leave
having learnt some new skills Helmsley Walled Garden is holding wreath making
workshops and the very talented Rhian at Celebrate Country Cake Design is
holding a sugar craft demonstration. Teams from the Fire Brigade, Yorkshire Air
Ambulance and Mountain Rescue will be there to chat to visitors – and the big
man in red will of course be there in his grotto.
We love to get involved. We’re offering some delicious in-store tastings from some fantastic local suppliers. There’ll be Albion Artisan handmade pate, which is made in Epworth, Doncaster, Hooting Owl Distillery-Gin from Barmby Moor, and Three Girls Orchard Apple Juice which is made in our very own Helmsley. We do hope you’ll come along and have a try!
Small Business Saturday is a great idea to celebrate the wonderful
independent businesses out there – of which there are dozens in Helmsley. It’s
a great opportunity for the local community and visitors from further afield to
come and join in the fun and games while doing a spot of Christmas shopping.
We, and our retailing neighbours, have lots of fantastic and unique ideas for
gifts, and ways to make your Christmas extra magical this year. By shopping
local you’re helping to keep the high street alive and keeping money and jobs
in the local economy. And you get great customer service and fantastic,
hand-picked products. Win-win!
The festivities don’t end on Saturday – Helmsley’s annual Christmas Tree
Festival continues on until 16th December, open daily from 10am to
4pm. There’s 26 trees, all individually decorated to the theme of “The best of
Helmsley” by organisations and businesses in the town. We have one – see if you
can spot it! And although our giant nutcrackers can only be in town for the
day, there is a miniature nutcracker trail taking place until 16th
too. There’s approximately 30 mini nutcrackers (the soldier kind, not the
walnut cracking variety) hiding in shops around town. Pick up a trail from
Helmsley Traditional Sweet Shop and see if you can find them for your chance to
win a prize!
So, we look forward to seeing lots of our regulars and meeting some new
faces over the next few weeks – bring on the celebrations!
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