Godalming Christmas Festival & Godalming Christmas Lights 2011

Meet Peppa Pig as Godalming Lights up your Christmas. 

A sparkling fun filled day out for all the family takes place on Saturday 26 November 2011, from 10.00am – 6.00pm. 

Christmas Market

Historic and picturesque Godalming will host a festive Christmas Market  and Festival  with over 60 stalls plus a Farmers’ market and an Italian market to help you with all your Christmas gifts, goodies, food and present buying for all ages. 

Kiddies' Corner & Children's Entertainment

The Dobby Horse Carousel is back by popular demand and, of course, no Christmas Festival is complete without a visit to Santa in his grotto, which can be found along with Kiddies’ Corner at the Wilfred Noyce Centre. Lots of fun Christmas games and stalls,  including Christmas card making, face painting, raffles  and competitions will be  on offer plus yummy cakes and refreshments.

Peppa Pig

The Christmas Festival is delighted to welcome a very special guest into Godalming -  Peppa Pig!  Peppa whose visit is being sponsored by Godalming Town Council, The Round Table and GoLo, will be in Town on the 26th November. Peppa will be appearing at intervals throughout the day; she'll be very happy to meet you.  Do come down and say hello.

Entertainment Programme

The festive entertainment programme at the Pepperpot is always a treat and this year is no exception. A packed, varied and exciting line up of sparkling entertainment of singers, soloists, bands and instrumentalists will be playing all day at the Pepperpot including Godalming Community Gospel Choir, The Godalming Band, The Goldtones, The Average Chalky White Band,  The Surrey Hills Ukele Big Band, Danny Gortler and Andy Hart (Britain’s Got Talent) amongst others. 

Town Christmas Pudding and Christmas Lights Switch On

Take part in stirring in the ingredients of Godalming’s own giant Town Christmas Pudding at the Octagon and then be dazzled at 5.00pm as the new Christmas lights will be switched on at a special ceremony at the Pepperpot. Godalming will again be aglow, not only with Christmas Cheer, but with glittering icicle lighting which will illuminate the whole Town.

Godalming’s Christmas lights have been paid for by a large majority of independent traders and a major sponsor Charterhouse Club.  Tim Herdman-Grant the Club’s Manager said “We are delighted again to be involved in the Godalming Christmas Festival and light switch on. Come down and see us at the Christmas Market along with Eagle Radio’s Love Crew and find out what Charterhouse has to offer."

Godalming’s unique shops, hostelries and restaurants will be open throughout the day and free Hoppa Shuttle buses will run from Godalming College to the Borough Hall and the Co-Op in Farncombe between 10-6.00pm

A big thank you to all the local businesses for their sponsorship of the Christmas Lights and to Godalming Town Council and Waverley Borough Council for their support of this event.  There are still sponsorships available and if you are interested please email me. Please note that the Christmas Market is now full and we can't take any further stall bookings.

We look forward to welcoming you to the festivities in Godalming on Saturday 26 November. 

Ian Thomson
Executive Festival Director 
The Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce

Pictures in our photo gallery have been kindly taken and supplied by Phil Kemp of http://www.weyriver.co.uk/ and Giles Pattison. Thanks Phil and Giles.

 

Photo Gallery: Godalming Christmas Festival

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