With Christmas cards in the shops in September and lights and decorations beginning to appear in October, one would be forgiven for thinking Christmas is getting earlier.
However, in Kings Langley it has traditionally begun in the third week of November as Santa and his sleigh will be making an appearance for one of the village’s stand-out events of the year.
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, November 22 and the High Street is expected to be shut from around lunchtime until around 9pm.
Councillor Gerry Angiolini explained the closure to KINGSnews: “The funfair, stalls and shops can make the most of one of the highlights of the year. And, of course, Santa can switch on the lights at 5pm in safety.”
All of the usual favourites will be back to perform for visitors, including the Kings Langley Community Choir and Kings Langley Primary School.
Many shops will stay open later to provide some additional festive cheer and the popular Best Dressed High Street Shop Window Contest will be as competitive as always.
Gerry said: “Whilst we can’t guarantee there will be snow, we will be delighted to welcome local MP Gagan Mohindra and Mayor of Dacorum Catherine McAravey join us for the afternoon. We hope everyone will come along to support our wonderful traders and the many voluntary organisations that will be manning stalls to raise much needed funds.”
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