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This year’s Christmas celebrations in Mansfield will begin on Sunday November 17 with the Big Switch On event. Attracting thousands of spectators


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publicity the event is “just the beginning of a packed programme of festive entertainment with brand new attractions to wow residents and visitors.” Mansfield District Council will also host Saturday and Sunday entertainment during the three weekends leading up to Christmas. This is new this year and will include walk-around entertainment, toddler play, face painting and arts and crafts. There will also be a snow globe attraction which allows people to take selfies set against a winter wonderland landscape. All this takes place alongside Mansfield Palace Theatre’s pantomime, Cinderella,


artisan markets, late night shopping, the Four Season’s Grotto and more. Executive Mayor of Mansfield Andy Abrahams said: “The Christmas lights switch on event in Mansfield is always a really popular community event with something for everyone, whatever age, to help get you into the Christmas spirit. “Why not come along and enjoy the free entertainment as well as show support for your local shops and traders.” The month-long ‘I Love Mansfield’ Christmas market is organised by Mansfield BID with financial support from the council. The switch on event is organised and funded by the council with support from Mansfield 103.2 and Four Seasons. Sponsorship is also be sought from the business community. The spectacular Christmas tree is sponsored by Mansfield and Ashfield 2020, the fireworks at the Big Switch On are presented courtesy of Mansfield Building Society, and Vision West Notts is supporting the winter weekend programme of events. Mariam Amos, Strategic Director at the council, said: “We carried out a consultation with the public after last year’s Christmas events in Mansfield to find out what they wanted to see at this year’s Christmas in Mansfield. “It was clear that many people wanted


a bigger and better Christmas market and more music and family orientated attractions, so we have tried to include those aspirations in this year’s celebrations.”


Baker banned for inciting violence


A confectionary maker has been banned from a market in Cambridgeshire after making a joke online that involved a machete. George Hepher clashed with St Ives Council after he complained that his culinary creations were melting in the sun due to the location of his stall in the town square. Nothing was done, so Mr Hepher and his customers took to Facebook to complain, suggesting that the public should bring “banners, megaphones and machetes” to protest against the council. “Because we’d had people writing in and


still had no action taken, we asked people to bring down at the next market their placards, strongly worded letters, and we joked about bringing a machete as well,” he told local media. “In the context of the post it’s pretty humorous. It might have been a bad choice of words, but we still think it comes across pretty funny in the post. The council didn’t think so, and banned him from the market.


“We’re quite upset; we’ve been there for


four years now. My parents have both had businesses in the town – my dad’s still there, it’s kind of where we started. “I just feel really upset for all our customer


who are going to miss out now. We’ll just continue trading at Ely and Cambridge instead.” The council said in a statement: “George’s Bakery appeared to be inciting violence against the town council and its staff by suggesting people attend the next market with machetes. “In the current climate of knife crime, there


is the chance someone may have read the uncensored comment, not considered it to be a joke and acted on it.” The Facebook post was also reported


to Cambridgeshire Police, who said in a statement that officers had spoken to the person responsible and given them advice about use of the word “machete.” They added that the post had since been edited and no further action would be taken.


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