Kineton wishes ewe a Merry Christmas
THERE were quite a few sheep in Kineton at the start of the festive season last week which sounds a bit woolly but for many residents taking part in the annual village celebrations all they want for Christmas is ewe.
Hard to believe the Kineton Christmas Lights and Victorian Evening is now in its 20th year and includes a hugely popular Christmas tree trail where shops and houses are decorated by locals only too keen to let the festive fun begin with a sparkling array of quirky and original ideas to match the theme of the season which this year is ‘All I want for Christmas is……?’ Hence the guest appearance by sheep but there were other well-known characters like Paddington Bear and unicorns.
Shopping stall holders dressed in Dickensian costumes to give the evening a Victorian feel, Santa was to be found in his grotto – where else? A fairground organ kept people entertained and the magic of Christmas was made complete by a convoy of tractors which drove through the village covered in multi coloured fairy lights.
“It was amazing and very busy,” said Gill Hawtin of the Christmas Lights Committee. “Money was raised from the evening itself plus charity stalls and was donated to Myton Hospice, air ambulance, the primary school, the Scouts and St Peter’s Church, Kineton, which had 70 decorated trees in the church grounds all individually sponsored. People could buy a map to follow the Christmas tree trail which was probably one of the best attended over the years.”
Gill and her co-committee member – Cathy Meldrum – plan and prepare Christmas celebrations in Kineton all year round and have done so for the last decade but Gill says it would be good to get some of the young people in the village involved for next year’s event.
