It turned to be a bit of a dark evening. We wandered into town (via a few mince pies and drinks) where we noticed a Policeman dressed in the usual black trying to direct the traffic but with no high-visibility vest. (Plus a rare sight of the eldest daughter actually trying to get into a photograph for a change.)
Some local wag sneaked behind the policeman further up the road, into his car, and set off the siren. I guess that he had previous knowledge of the inside of a Police car to find the switch so quickly!
Many of the shops are open and providing free food and drink. I went into the chemist to buy some toothpaste and came out with a cup of sherry, a sweet and a mince pie! Luvit provide a treasure hunt to spot things in shop windows for the children.
The main shopping road is closed and the local Samba band do their bit.
Santa is conveniently positioned in a grotto above a pub so the dads can have a drink whilst the children queue up.
Presents are free and Santa's grotto is really quite elaborate.
Of course I didn't take these photographs, I was downstairs having a drink!
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