Ten days of events and Christmas festivities
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Friday 14 December:
11.00 - 5.00pm
Winter Market: Mix of Food and Craft
Christmas Lights Switch On event on the Mount at 5pm
Saturday 15 December
9.00am-5.00pm
Winter Market: Mix of Food and Craft
Acton Farmers Market
Carol Singing from Oaktree Anglican Fellowship 11am - 2pm
Classical Music from Ellie's String Quartet 2pm - 4pm
Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th December
Polish Festival Market
9.00am - 7.00pm
3 days of Polish festivities to celebrate Polish culture in West London.
Bring your friends to eat, drink, shop and enjoy Polish music. Come and try Polish delicacies and buy crafts brought to you by Polish artisans!
Thursday 20th - Friday 21st December
11.00am - 5.00pm
Winter Market: Mix of Food and Craft
Festive Live Music 12 - 2pm each day
Saturday 22nd December
9.00am - 5.00pm
Winter Market: Mix of Food and Craft
Santa's Grotto: Santa and his elves handing out FREE presents for children
12-4pm
Acton Farmers Market
Carol Singing with Helen Astrid Singing Academy 12-1pm
Classical music by Brass Band 1-3 pm
Sunday 23rd December
10.00am - 4.00pm
Winter Market: Mix of Food and Craft
Festive Live Music 12 - 2pm
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A three-day Polish Festival will be held at Acton Market as part of ten days
of festivities to celebrate the holiday season, Action Acton announced
today. (For a full list of events, see box, right)
The Polish Festival, to be held from 17-19 December, will feature over 20 stalls selling Polish delicacies including pancakes, dumplings, and sweets.
There will also be other stalls selling amber jewellery, arts and crafts. All the items will be direct from Poland. There will also be performances of traditional Polish music and dancing throughout the three days. The Polish Festival will be a great draw for the growing number of Acton residents with
roots in Poland and Eastern Europe.
"We hope that our local Polish community will join together with all of Acton to celebrate in the Town Square,' says Acton Market Manager Alex Watson. "Acton Market will be the centre for Acton's celebration of the festive season."
Ten days of special Winter Festival markets and events will take place at Acton Market, beginning with a tree-lighting ceremony at 5pm on Friday December 14th at the large tree outside Morrison's supermarket. Throughout the week, there will be carol singers, live music and market stalls selling
handcrafted gifts including jewellery, clothing and art. Father Christmas will be in his grotto on Saturday 22nd to hand out presents to young children.
Christmas at Acton Farmers' Market
This Christmas, make your Christmas dinner extra-special, extra-fresh and local by coming along to Acton farmers’ market every Sunday from 10am until 2pm
We’ll have free range turkeys and geese from Food Fore Thought – www.wickhammanor.co.uk (01797 226 216)
Christmas cakes and edible decorations courtesy of the Great Little Food Company
Hand-made Christmas puddings from Alham Wood.
There’ll also be festive mince pies to nibble on, thanks to the Celtic Bakers, from Cricklewood.
On the 23rd December, Sadie Jennings of Kush Cuisine www.kushcuisine.com will be bringing along a new range of seasonal pickles and preserves, including a festive hamper containing apple and cranberry jam, strawberry, fig and orange jam and five-fruit and whisky marmalade.
Lincolnshire Poacher’s cheese will be at market on the 15th December – their last appearance before the new year, so don’t miss them on that date if you want to stock up your cheeseboards.
Harvest Bakery will be coming down from Bedfordshire with a special seasonal range on top of their usual range of pies. This will include a five-bird pie (containing turkey, duck, chicken, goose and guinea-fowl), a pork and chicken pie and their award-winning mincemeat tart.
You won’t even have to worry about catching a chill at the markets this December, as Millets Fruits will be providing hot spiced apple juice!
We’ll also have Flour Power Bakery’s delicious stollen, and of course all the seasonal vegetables (Brussels sprouts on stalks, celeriac, parsnips, carrots, squash etc.) you’ll need to make Christmas dinner complete.
Acton Market is located on The Mount/King Street in Acton Town Centre.
December 11, 2007 |