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Author: Ben Berry
We’re ready for you!
The team behind Windermere Christmas Celebration are very excited to see you over the weekend. Don’t forget to wrap up warm and we’ll do the rest! See you and your family on High Street, Victoria Street and Cross Street 11am to 8pm Saturday 10am to 4pm Sunday Read more →
Local businesses back Windermere Christmas Celebration with record donations
The Windermere Christmas Celebration team are deeply humbled by the massive financial support that has come forward for this year’s event. Large and small donations from local businesses and organisations have come forward to support the exciting family friendly Christmas event. The sponsors and supporters have grown both in number and size of support from last year. The team thank:… Read more →
Excitement grows for Windermere Christmas Celebration
Windermere is set to host another successful Christmas Celebration on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December as organisers disclose record stallholder interest and a quadrupling of the entertainment budget. The family friendly weekend festival builds on what was reported as being Windermere’s busiest trading day in 30 years at last year’s event. The Christmas event continues to focus on food, drink and… Read more →
What’s in a name? – Windermere Christmas Celebration
Hi Everyone! Just a quick note to let you know why we’ve changed the name to Windermere Christmas Celebration. There are some fun and exciting laws and rules about Markets in the UK. These include things like the Market Charter given to Ambleside in 1650 by James II and the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Section 16A. Basically all this… Read more →
Let’s make our Community Christmas Celebration even better for 2017
The volunteer steering group that put together Windermere Christmas Market met yesterday at the Lindeth Howe in Bowness-on-Windermere to discuss how we are going to make our Community Christmas celebration even better for 2017. Here are some of the items we discussed: · We are well ahead in paid up stall holders than at this point last year and are… Read more →
Avalanche of stall applications but there’s still time to apply!
Windermere Christmas Market has received an Avalanche of applications for their second annual event on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December 2017. The first event beat even Father Christmas’ expectations and traders reported record breaking sales. Applications opened earlier this year and the team will be closing applications on 31st March 2017. Applicants are asked how they can make their… Read more →
Website changed to reflect new direction
Windermere Ja is now Windermere Christmas Market. You told us and we listened! We are now focusing on all things local and Christmas. The wealth of feedback has allowed us to make other improvements too which will be announced later or seen on the day. The change to our name has meant that we have needed to change our… Read more →
Busiest trading day in 30 years thanks to Windermere Christmas Market
A Cumbrian market with Christmas and German flair held in Windermere has been hailed a massive success after over four thousand people visited the town. “Windermere Ja” exceeded the expectations of organisers and traders in the town with shopkeepers recording the busiest trading day in 30 years. The Community Christmas Celebration was organised by a team comprising of Windermere… Read more →
Windermere set to celebrate Christmas with German Fayre
A German themed Christmas Market and Community Christmas Celebration, Windermere Ja, is coming to the streets of Windermere on Saturday 10th December and Sunday 11th December 2016. Organised by a team including Windermere Tourist Information, Ben Berry, Made in Cumbria and Mountain Goat Tours, Windermere Ja will see nearly forty stalls of Windermere and Cumbrian producers providing quality food and… Read more →