Christmas festival

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Christmas 2012

Late Night Shopping: Friday 7 December 2012. Nearer the time we will update this page with all the relevant information

Tenterden Best Dressed Shop Window Competition
Christmas 2011

Judged by Mayor Phil Carley, Mayoress Brenda Carley and Homewood School students

Winner Best Large Shop Window  - Tenterden House Interiors
Runner up Best Large Shop Window - Webbs Baby and Toys
Joint Winner Best Small Shop Window - Kensal and Gretel
Joint Winner Best Small Window - Bourbon Rose
Runner up Best Small Window - Rising Star 

 

Tenterden Christmas Street Lights

The Tenterden Christmas street lights light up our town for about a month over the Christmas period. The lights are paid for and organised by the Tenterden and District Chamber of Commerce with donations from Ashford Borough Council and Tenterden Town Council.

 

Tenterden Town Christmas Tree

The Tenterden Town Christmas tree in 2011 was donated to Tenterden by Hole Park Estates and erected by the Rotary Club of Tenterden.

 

Christmas Trees above the shop fronts

In December 2011 approximately 70 small Christmas trees and lights were put up above the shops along the High Street by the Tenterden & District Chamber of Commerce. This was an increase of nearly 50% over the previous year. Hopefully for all of those who saw the trees you agrees it looked even better than last year. In December 2011 we installed new fixings to replace the old ones which had given the town approximately 20 years service.

 

Tenterden Town Carol Service
21 December 2011

The Tenterden Rotary Club 61st Carol service in St Mildred's Church, Tenterden was very well attended  

2010 Christmas lights in Tenterden High Street

The 2010 Rotary Tenterden Christmas tree donated by Hole Park, Rolvenden
Photo: Bill Ferguson - Press Officer Rotary Club of Tenterden

 

Why the Christmas lights in Tenterden became blue five years ago

 

Four years ago we started changing the old Christmas festoon lights to more energy saving Christmas lights to save on the cost of electricity. The old Christmas lights used to cost the Town thousands of pounds every year for the electricity alone, whereas the new more efficient energy saving Christmas lights now only cost a fraction of this amount. So whilst the new Christmas lights were initially quite expensive to buy we have managed to save over £10,000 over the last four years.

The old festoon lights were also very delicate and if one bulb broke none of the others on the same circuit would operate.  So we have managed to save on the cost of repairs as well.

 

 

Photo: Kentish Express

Tenterden Late Night Shopping
Friday 2 December 2011
4pm-9pm

Christmas Late Night Shopping in Tenterden is a magical night and an opportunity to have fun, meet Father Christmas, look at all the Christmas lights and the Christmas trees in the town, and buy some Christmas gifts at our "Christmas market" event in Tenterden. Late Night Shopping is organised by the Tenterden Chamber of Commerce.

• Tenterden Chamber of Commerce stall outside the Town Hall/Woolpack pub: find out about the Chamber, Tenterden Town golf umbrellas for sale, toffee vodka and biscuits

• Christmas Best Dressed Shop Window competition winners and runner ups announced

• The White Stuff - new shop - open

• Tenterden Lions Christmas float in the High Street 4.30-8.30pm

• The White Lion: BBQ, mulled wine, mince pies from 5pm. Disco later in evening.

• Tenterden Makers, Station Road, "Box of Delights" gifts + more from 4.30pm. Come & enjoy a glass of mulled wine while you browse & cross off your gift list as you browse! Green wood craftsman demonstrating - weather permitting

• Seasons Cafe and Coffee shop open as usual and outside covered stall selling Hand Carved Wooden Animal Statues and other Novelty Animal Themed Gifts - webpage

• Liquid Pleasure: Yudhistra Moodley from Moodleys Brewery in Penshurst at the shop from 7pm for a tasting of their fine ales. In addition mulled wine from Simply Foodies for the ladies. Christmas offers on the night

• Potters: "Tentertainment on the forecourt" gazebo/large screen TV outside/local band "Club Promise" playing live. Digital display of photos from Tentertainment in the summer. Come and see if you can spot yourself in any of the photos

• Number 75 Mulled Wine, mince pies and a home made soup with chunky bread (eat in/take away),  family deal: with every glass of mulled wine or other alcoholic purchase we’ll give a free soft drink to kids up to the age of 10 (one free soft drink per one purchase of alcohol)

• Tenterden Rotary Club: mulled wine in Sayers Lane

• St Mildred's Church: 6-8pm Church open, free winter pimms, mince pies and sausage rolls, Carols by the Choir

• Christmas Manger Trail organised by Churches Together in Tenterden - based at the Zion Baptist Church - bringing a little bit of Bethlehem into Tenterden, 6-8pm. Trail Escorts dressed as Christmas decorations escorting visitors to the manger trail, Three Wise Men from St Mildreds Church tell of their journey, King Herod and Henchman, Shepherds from St Mildreds, lots of sheep, watch out for the Roman Centurian who will be handing out donkey ride passes, the Inn Keeper from St Andrews Church, Mary and Joseph at the stable scene, straw, seats, manger, and animals, listen to a short story followed by a visit to Grandma and Grandpa sitting round a cosy fire, Christmas stockings, tree and presents being wrapped,  the wonder of Christmas, presents for the children. Then … a  Donkey ride on the green space in front of the Church. Refreshment area. Also Saturday 10am-1pm

• Donkey rides for the children outside the Zion Baptist Church

• The Tuesdays singing on the Town Hall balcony

• Homewood School: Balcony performances - clarinet playing, flute group, The Homewood Band; Street performances - drama groups

• Father Christmas making a guest appearance at the Tenterden Christmas tree

• USA Cop Cars from High Halden in the High Street

• Noble Antiques open until 9pm and then every Friday evening until Christmas

• Sue Ryder charity shop: jazz quartet playing in the shop window

• Rose Cottage cart: selling jams/preserves - come and visit our cart

• Bridge farm stall: selling scarves and more

• Biddenden Vineyards – Wine

• Brick House Farm – chilli wagon - selling "cooked chilli"

• Korkers – cooked Sausages

• Oxney Rural Business Group

• Wonderful Christmas lights for you to come and gaze at

• Small Christmas trees glittering above shop fascias

• Fairground rides for young children to enjoy

• Festive stalls

• Council Car parks free from 4pm

• Shops open until 8pm or 9pm

• Huge Christmas tree in the High Street donated by Hole Park, Rolvenden

• Entertainment up and down the High Street

• William Caxton Pub:  mulled wine and mince pies, full food menu available until 10pm. Hoping to get some live music

• Town Hall Balcony
  5.15pm – 5.35pm Homewood Singers
  5.40pm – 6pm Clarinet choir/flute/sax group
  6pm – 6.20pm Santa opening Late Night Shopping and Christmas tree lights
  6.20pm – 6.40pm Senior Homewood Band
  6.40pm – 7pm Homewood Singers
  7pm – 7.20pm Sax/clarinet/flute groups
  7.20pm – 8pm The Tuesdays

• Homewood School Performing Arts - Opportunity to snap some Christmas scene setter photographs, choose from two backdrops and then snap your photograph "Step into Christmas snowball scene" and "help in Santa's workshop"

• and more to come... keep looking here for more information. Please let us know what your business, shop, or club are doing on the night and we will post it here. Please fill in this form

St Michaels Christmas Lights Switch On 2011
Thursday 1 December
6pm-10pm

St Michaels Village Christmas event at the St Michaels Triangle. 6.00 pm short Church service, followed by switch on of the Church floodlighting and then a candlelit procession from the Church (through Marshalls Land) to the Triangle where the Christmas lights will be switched on at about 7.00pm. A special guest appearance by Father Christmas together with his trusty team of helpers.

There will be carol singing and other festive activites at the Triangle, including a barbeque, sabre lights, raffle, mince pies and mulled wine.  St Michaels Christmas cards will be on sale.

6.00pm Church Service and Candlelit Procession
6.50pm St. Michaels C of E School Choir
7.00pm Switch-On by the Mayor of Tenterden
7.05pm Father Christmas makes an appearance
7.20pm St Michaels C of E School Choir
7.30pm Raffle Prize Draw

Download the  St Michaels Christmas event flyer and programme