Christmas officially arrived in Ramsey on Saturday November 19 when the decorative lights were switched on by Ramsey Town Commissioners’ chairman Andy Cowie, ably assisted by Ramsey’s Royal British Legion Poppy Princess, nine-year-old Cara Penketh, Olivia Watling, 15, Cameron and George Cowie, 10 and seven respectively, BBC’s Children in Need appeal mascot Pudsey Bear…and Father Christmas.
The event, organised by Ramsey Chamber of Commerce in association with Ramsey Town Commissioners, took place in the Courthouse Gardens where Stormtroopers, Darth Vader, some of the film world’s most recognisable Christmas and ‘winter wonderland’ fantasy figures along with ‘Santa’s little helpers’ - elves Katie, 10 and Alex, 13 Kissack - mingled with the crowds.
The day also saw the start of the Ramsey Christmas Santa Trail with ?500 of vouchers redeemable in local shops to be won every Saturday from November 19 to December 17. (Entry forms available from selected stores in Ramsey).
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Photo - Ramsey Town Commissioners’ chairman Andy Cowie with Father Christmas and Pudsey Bear, along with Olivia Watling, 15, and her mother, Kirsten Watling, Ramsey’s Royal British Legion Poppy Princess Cara Penketh, nine, and Cameron and George Cowie, 10 and seven respectively. Picture Andrew Barton.
