Ramsey has been looking at its festive finest since the town's Poppy Princess, eleven-year-old Holly Crowe, switched on the Christmas tree, sponsored by Ramsey Rotary Club, outside the courthouse.

Chairman of the town commissioners Sylvia Beattie said: "Christmas in Ramsey is very much a community event with two sponsored trees.

"They help create a wonderful festive atmosphere which attracts people to come and shop in the town and support local retailers, which is vital is such challenging trading conditions."

The second tree is sponsored by Britannia International and is in Parliament Street.

Picture: Holly Crowe switches on the Christmas tree lights outside Ramsey courthouse, with help from chairman of the town's commissioners Sylvia Beattie, her five-year-old granddaughter Abigail Taylor and Ramsey branch president of the Royal British Legion Shaun Gilmartin