Page 6 - Town & Around - January 2022
P. 6
6 Town & Around January 2022 Tel: 01485 540620 email: editor@townandaround.net
Celebrating a decade of Christmas Tree Festivals
he 10th Anniversary Christmas Tree Festival at Hunstanton
Town Hall was a splendid event with 33 trees of varied design
Tand construction.
Local groups, associations and businesses created a display that
added festive sparkle to the Town Hall over the weekend of 3-5th
December.
Matilda Clarkson with the winning tree. Photo credit: Ian Burt
Photo credit: Ian Burt
The festival was organised by the Hunstanton & District Festival of
Arts and opened by the Mayor Adrian Winnington (above) who said
how pleased he was to see so many different groups participating in
the event.
Cinderella Tree in second place and the Community Fridge’s Banana
was third.
In the shop window competition that ran alongside the Christmas
Tree Festival top spot was taken by Lily’s Pet Supplies, closely
followed by Fen Spirits and in third place was the Hospice Shop.
Kemp’s Fruit and Vegetable Shop and the Enchanted Plaza received
Certificates of Merit.
Father Christmas with 18 month old Orla Nobes and Orla’s mum
Lucy Nobes. Photo T&A
Taking a break from packing presents at the North Pole, Father
Christmas was on hand to distribute gifts to visiting children.
The winning tree in the public vote was the Hedgehog tree (pictured
top right) designed by Hunstanton and District Ladies Circle with the
From left: Jenny Chapman, Jill Buttle and Christine Earnshaw
Photo credit: Ian Burt