December Events

Charter Market - 1st, 3th, 8th, 10th, 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, 29th & 31st December

Thursday 1st December 2011

Newbury's Charter Market, held every Thursday and Saturday in the Market Place - the ideal place for that traditional shopping experience - to either find a bargain or produce of high quality. Come on down! Read more

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Mayor's Coffee morning and Soup and Roll in aid of the Over 80's Parcel Fund

Saturday 3rd December 2011

Mayor's Coffee morning and Soup and Roll at the Town Hall Chamber. Read more

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The Flying Butresses Celebrate Christmas

Saturday 3rd December 2011

Join Hodman Dodmanott and his beautiful wife Sally Forth as they amble merrily through the Newbury crowds bringing laughter wherever they go. Read more

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Farmer's Market - 4th & 18th December 2011

Sunday 4th December 2011

Held in the Market Place on the first and third Sunday of every month between 9.00am and 1.00pm Read more

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Christmas Fair at Highclere Castle

Tuesday 6th December 2011

It's Christmas time again at Highclere Castle! After a very successful, if frosty, Christmas Fair in 2010, Lord and Lady Carnarvon will again throw open the doors of the Castle for this year's Fair. Lots of present ideas, plus superb food and drinks. Read more

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St John's Infant School Choir sing carols in The Market Place 10am

Thursday 8th December 2011

Come along and enjoy 60 children from St John's Infant school getting into the Christmas spirit whilst they sing carols outside the Town Hall from 10am. Read more

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Dancing Christmas Elves

Saturday 10th December 2011

Alfie and co dance their way inot everyone's hearts. They perform their Christmas elf dance with some serious elf-centric moves; whilst all around shoppers and passers-by find the temptation too irresistible and succumb to the Christmas spirit by joining in and throwing some shapes! Read more

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Carols and Choral Music in The Market Place

Sunday 11th December 2011

bah Humbugs will be completely off-limits as the Market Place in Newbury becomes covered in the festive spirit as snow rains down on a celebration of all things Christmassy in an evening of carols and choral music. Gather around the Christmas tree and enjoy teh snow-filled scene of The Market Place. Read more

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The Christmas Dinner Table

Thursday 15th December 2011

The Christmas Dinner Table is a foodilicious extravaganza of exciting foodiliciousnessness, which comes to Newbury Town Centre for a fabulous feast of free festive fun that is guaranteed to entertain. Join Ursula Harrington Carrington Barrington Farrington Larrington as she takes you on a 20 minute crash course in how to behave at the Christmas dinner table. A surreal and funny show where all the guests learn a little something. With heaps of audience participation, lots of foody mess and maybe a little dancing thrown in too! Read more

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Time for Tea

Saturday 17th December 2011

Modern daily life is full of hectic stresses and strains. Everybody needs to take some time out, have a rest, share a moment and celebrate the simple things in life. Wet Picnic’s Tea Ladies sweep through the streets to supply an explosive and surreal teatime for everyone to enjoy! Your taste buds will be tingling at the sight of this eccentric ensemble who are as fabulous and fruity as the cake they eat. With tantalising tricks, trolley dancing, a glimpse into the delightfully dark world of tea-leaf reading and surprise visitors, teatime is now the gateway to adventure, joy and release! And all this topped off with a celebratory tea service. What more could you ask for?.. In these times of austerity this is what the people need! Read more

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The Cromwell Singers

Saturday 17th December 2011

The Cromwell Singers are a local musical group of 35 singers. They will be performing Christmas Carols in The Market Place for all to enjoy. Come along and enjoy the music whilst shopping at the market. Read more

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A Winter Lantern Procession

Sunday 18th December 2011

Bringing Light into a dark December night! For the second year running, we hope you will join us for a magical lantern procession as part of Newbury’s FREE Christmas events programme funded by Greenham Common Trust and managed by the Corn Exchange. Read more

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Meet Bjorn the Polar Bear

Friday 23rd December 2011

Meet the incredibly life-like, playful and interactive life-size polar bear Bjorn and his herder Ursula as this memorable pair battle the cold to visit Newbury on their epic polar adventures. He and his inuit herder create a wondeful show which encourages audiences of all ages to not just watch this unforgettable performance, but to stroke and pat him too. Read more

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Newbury Market Christmas Eve OPEN

Saturday 24th December 2011

Newbury Market will be open on Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 2011. Read more

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Newbury Market New Year's Eve OPEN

Saturday 31st December 2011

Newbury Market will be open as usual on New Year's Eve, Saturday 31st December 2011 Read more

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