Local charities will be supported again this year by the Henleaze Christmas Festival which is due to be held on Wednesday December 3.
They are: everyFAMILY, Vision Care for Homeless People and The Family Centre (Deaf Children). A fund-raising Prize Draw will have tickets on sale in the run up to the Festival and on the night. Prizes donated by local businesses.
Festival co-ordinator Jane Emery said: “The charity prize draw is a key part of the festival and we will look forward once again to the generosity of festival-goers in supporting some very worthy causes”.
Meanwhile planning for the event – with its array of stalls selling a variety of festive wares, children`s rides, late shopping and a host of entertainment from local musical groups – is underway.
“It is a year-long process with our small volunteer committee responsible for a host of tasks from organising the prize draw and the stalls to finding the entertainers, dealing with the many licensing issues and producing the printed festival programme” Jane added.
New volunteers are always welcome either to join the committee or offer help on the night when many hands are needed to set up and then take down the festival infrastructure. If interested contact Jane at: janeemery1951@gmail.com