Santa in his grotto at last year’s malt barns Christmas market.
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Sleighs, snow and silvery glitter are already transforming Campbeltown’s shop windows as traders embrace Christmas fun. The town’s transformation, to a winter wonderland with sparkling lights, will be enhanced, in Burnside Square, on St Andrew’s day, next Friday evening, November 30. The grand Christmas lights switch-on will be completed by a mystery special guest and the winner of the Golden Ticket competition. It is the start of a threeday festive weekend including concerts and the ever popular malt barns Christmas market. Golden tickets sold well and were down to the last 40 by Tuesday. Ticket sales finished yesterday. Due to the high cost of closing the road the Campbeltown Christmas Lights Group will break with tradition and not run a floats parade this year, instead concentrating the lights ceremony around a Burnside Square ceilidh. A spokesperson from the Campbeltown Christmas Lights group said: ‘Could all vehicles be removed from Burnside car park please by 10am next Friday to allow us to set up for the ceilidh.
Santa on his sleigh last year.
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