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Great Torrington Town Council

Message of Thanks

We would like to say a big thank you to the Cavaliers who alongside our dedicated technicians Andy & Colin spent one Sunday morning before Christmas erecting the Christmas tree and the lights, and then another Sunday morning in the new year taking them down. We all enjoy the lights, and they make a lovely festive centre piece for the town, so we very much appreciate the time and work of this small team in making it happen. This year we would also like to send a massive thankyou to Andy Winsbury who collected the fabulous tree (supplied by Stacey’s Trees in Holsworthy), and Ian Buckingham from Get to It Cherry Picker Hire.

Special thanks also go to Jason Golder from Chops Tree Services for removing the tree in early January, and huge thanks to Darren from Shortie Electrics, and Martyn from Martyn Waller Electrics who helped at very short notice to keep the tree lights working throughout the Christmas period.

As ever its lovely to work with local people who are happy to help out for the benefit of the community, we are extremely lucky to live in a town with such a strong community spirit.

Twelve Days of Christmas – Window Dressing Competition Winner

Thank you to the local traders who took part in the Christmas Window Dressing Competition. The town looked very festive, and the windows were beautiful. Congratulations to the winners, Town & Lands for the night-time display and Great Torrington Town & Community Hall for the daytime display. Second place was awarded to Pee Wees Care for the night-time category and Lilian Rose for daytime, with special mention to the staff and children at Little Frogs Pre-School for their fabulous display that all of the children helped to make.

Also, a big “Thank you” to the Knit and Natter group for the hard work that went into knitting the creations used in the Town Hall’s window display and for allowing us to use the Twelve Days of Christmas characters again, which this year were displayed in the Pannier Market. 

Decorating the town for Christmas is a joint effort and it’s amazing that so many businesses take part, making the town look lovely for all to enjoy.

Christmas Light Switch On

The Christmas Light Switch-On event on December 2nd was a great success. The weather was perfect, which is always a bonus.

Great Torrington Town Council worked with The Plough and Brady Coysh, Jayne Wafforne and The Chamber of Trade, trustees at the Town & Community Hall, Amber Davey-Wright with Great Torrington School Choir and band, Bluecoat Primary School and the Cavaliers to deliver a lovely festive evening with snow and Christmas songs to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Thank you to everyone who came along to the square to add to the atmosphere and join in with the community celebrations.

The planning for next years switch-on event has already begun.

Christmas Window Dressing Competition – Winners

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor were busy judging the Christmas window dressing competition on Wednesday 29th November.

Congratulations to everyone who took the time to decorate their shop windows, the town is looking very festive ????

The judges picked daytime & night-time winners as follows:-

Daytime 1st: Great Torrington Town & Community Hall

Daytime 2nd: Lilian Rose Interiors

Night-time 1st: Town & Lands Charity

Night-time 2nd: Pee Wee’s Personal Homecare

A special mention was also given to the children at Little Frogs Pre-School for their fabulous window – well done to all of you ????

Great Torrington Town & Community Hall
Lilian Rose Interiors
Town & Lands Charity
Pee Wee’s Personal Homecare
Little Frogs Pre-School