4.    Dickens of a Christmas

5.    Can't Sing Carols

Phil Bond reports: Just to let you know that the annual Dartmouth Fat Stock show is taking place at the market next Tuesday 11th December. Judging of cattle , sheep and poultry classes starts at 10.30am. Sale of exhibits starts at 1.30pm

For those that have not been before, this is a fascinating insight to livestock and farming in the Dartmouth area.  Entry is free!
 

3.     Candlelit Dartmouth

Five local primary schools are busy making beautiful willow and paper lanterns to carry during the lantern lighting procession in Dartmouth on Friday 14th December at 6pm. Up to 150 children are busy over the next week attending workshops organised by the Candlelit Dartmouth team. Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth Primary, Dartmouth St Johns, Kingswear and Blackawton schools are all involved and the procession promises to be a magical event. The children will process with stilt-walkers and the lantern lighting teams through the streets of Dartmouth and will meet at the Boatfloat where Santa will arrive. After Carol Singing at the Bandstand everyone will enjoy musicians, entertainers, a festive market and late night shopping until at least 8pm.
The festivities continue all weekend with many more activities for children including a fancy dress competition due on Saturday 15 December.

Ann Routley with the help of her mother Shirley is reviving an old tradition of lighting up Avenue Gardens with lit decorated jam jars for the Candlelit Dartmouth event. Ann’s grand father Bill Wotton used be involved in the same event 35 years ago during the Regatta and Ann remembers seeing the magical jewel-like colours glowing in the Gardens. The Scouts are helping to supply jars and Ann and her team will be busy decorating them in preparation for Friday 14th. Ann has asked that local people get involved and said “It would be lovely for everyone to meet us at the Avenue Gardens at 6.30pm after the lantern procession with their own decorated jam jars and to hold them during the Carol singing at the bandstand. All the jars will then be displayed in The Gardens for the evening and should be collected from 9pm”.

You can visit their website by clicking here. The fantastic printable program is only available from the Dartmouth dot TV website here  Dartmouth dot TV Candlelit Dartmouth Programme or click here.

There will be late night shopping until 8:00pm on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th December.  Dartmouth has a wondrous variety of really cool and different shops, totally ideal for your Christmas Gift Shopping, and you will find several places, such as Simon Drew will be offering 5% or even more discount!  Jayne from the Canvas Factory in Foss Street reports: we'll be open until late on Friday and Saturday and will be offering mulled wine, mince pies and a festive welcome to all our customers. Most of the galleries will be open, click here to see them. Afterwards have a meal in one of our World Class Restaurants, click here to see them, or have a glass of wine, a beer and a meal in one of our lovely bars  ? click here to see them.  Tables are already filling up fast for Cafe Barista in Foss Street's special festive evening menu on Friday and Saturday, where there will be a complimentary glass of mulled wine for everyone eating there.

You really ought to come down for the weekend, or just visit for the day ?  Dartmouth self catering accommodation click here,  
Dartmouth B and B  click here, 
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A Tourist Guide to Dartmouth click here.