Monday, October 31, 2011

Fairy Fortune set to visit International Victorian Christmas Market

This Morning’s Alison Hammond star of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity and Channel 4’s Big Brother will be dropping in to CVS Tendring’s International Victorian Christmas Market next month.  Alison will be visiting the local charities selling their Christmas goodies from 1.45pm and will be promoting this year’s Christmas pantomime at the Princes Theatre, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.  Alison, who will be playing Fairy Fortune at the panto will be introducing a local choir and mingling with the crowds. 

The Christmas market is being held on Saturday 19 November at the Princes Theatre which will be transformed into a Victorian Christmas Treasure Trove. A wide range of festive gifts and goods will be available to buy from around 30 local community groups.  They will be joined for the second time by members of our twin towns from France, Germany and Poland, who will be bringing their own national gifts to sell. 

The event is being held to raise vital funds for local   charities.   The Victorian Christmas Market is one of Clacton’s most popular, and opens its doors from 9.30 until 3.00pm. Father Christmas, invited by Clacton Rotary Club, has promised to make an early visit for those children wishing to hand him their Christmas goody list.  Luscious lunches and light refreshments will be available in the    Essex Hall Café organised by the Tendring   Twinning Association.  The Salvation Army Band and Songsters, Alton Park Choir and the Youth Theatre Choir will be entertaining visitors with Christmas carols throughout the day.  

Entrance fee is 50p for adults and children go free!