Our Christmas Festival and Craft Fair, always a popular event on the Lochaber calendar will be on St Andrew’s Day this year, Saturday 30th November.
The Lochaber Times is again partnering Lochaber Rotary in a colouring competition to select the Two Little Elves to chum Santa on his sleigh, pulled by reindeer, from Cameron Square to the Nevis Centre. The parade will head off at 11am led by Lochaber Pipe Band and the Ben Nevis All Stars. Entry details for the colouring competition will come out soon.
This promises to be a great day out for all the family, with Santa’s Grotto, the Bouncy Castle and the Centre’s Soft Play area for all children. Admission charge will be £3 for adults, which includes a raffle ticket and children go free. Primary age child entry to Santa’s Grotto and the Bouncy Castle is £5.
The Centre’s main hall will display a wide range of crafts including jewellery, pottery, leatherwork, cards & calendars, artwork, woodwork, wax melts, knitting, crochet and fabric items. There will be a selection of food produce ranging from seafood, preserves, cheese and baking. Adults will be able to move freely in and out of the hall throughout the day on evidence of purchase.
This year our Whisky Raffle returns where the prize is all six of the Diageo Classic Malts and the £5 ticket price reflects the value of the prize, around £350.
The Buskers’ Corner will again give music to the foyer. The programme is being put together but at least Music Shed, Jane Poulton and Showstoppers will be there.
Thanks are due to Ferguson Transport and Shipping, the Lochaber Times, Highland Council, Lochaber Housing Association Property Services, Police Scotland, BEAR Scotland and Robert Wilson.
Lochaber Rotary President, Malcolm MacRaild, said: “This is always a good fun day and there’s no better place to be, so I hope to see you there!”
