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| WIMBLEDON WINTER WONDERLAND - THURSDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2007 - 5pm-8pm |
Winter Wonderland brought in record crowds!
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The evening kicked off with entertainments around town from 5pm – children’s rides, live music from Southside Steel Harmonics, Surrey Strings and Memu, balloon modelling, face painting, juggling, magic shows, Ivan Inversion the upside down busker, roasted chestnuts, candy floss, mince pies and special offers from local stores; an Arts and Crafts stall from Wimbledon College of Art. There were prizes and giveaways throughout the evening. |
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With thanks to our Sponsors Without the generosity of our sponsors' contributions, we could not make Winter Wonderland the fantastic event it has come to be. All our sponsors' are local businesses who are supporting this community event - please visit their websites. I would also like to thank SouthWest Trains who allow us the use of their forecourt so we can bring you more entertainment! |
AFC Wimbledon, AboutMyArea/SW19, Tillman & Tsoukkas, ID Hair & Beauty Secrets, Walkabout Wimbledon, Octanorm, Mum and Bump, Debenhams, Polka Theatre, Time & Leisure, Cannizaro House, Surrey Strings, Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness, Lombok, Morrisons Solicitors, Domestic & General, Intercash Bureau, Elys, Gleeson Framers, Plain Wills & Probate, Flight Centre |
Our thanks to the staff, parents and children of Haslemere Primary and Morden Primary schools who took part in our parade. The schools went to great efforts to look fantastic and each child was given a glow wand by Wimbledon Town Centre. |
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6.00pm
- Leading our parade is African drum and dance performers, Odehei;
Haslemere Primary School, Morden Primary School, Build-A-Bear Mascot;
AFC Wimbledon, The Mayor and Town Crier; Polka Theatre, Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs from the 
6.45pm
- Radio Jackie introduced our celebrity guests from this year's
panto Snow White, for the official switching on of the Christmas
lights and countdown to the fireworks display from the rooftop of
Centre Court Shopping Centre.
Have
you asked Santa for a holiday? For one night only, 
A
pupil from Sacred Heart Primary School won our competition for best
dressed child. The manager from Build A Bear, who sponsored the
competition, selected the winner before the parade. Dressed as a
lit up Christmas Tree, the winner was presented with her very own
bear by DJ Stephen Mowbray from Radio Jackie. Our thanks to Build
A Bear for sponsoring this competition and thanks to all the children
who went to such efforts to bring the spirit of Christmas into Wimbledon
with their fabulous outfits!
Official
Photographer: Paul
West Photography
Walkie
Talkies kindly supplied by: Communications
Specialists Ltd
Posters
Printed by courtesy of Kall
Kwik Wimbledon
IMAGES FROM 2007
The following images are all from Winter Wonderland 2007. If you would like a higher resolution image for publication, please hold your mouse over the image to view the image number and email me on tracy@wimbledontowncentre.co.uk giving the the image numbers you require and stating what the purpose is for. If the image is to be used for publication, they must state "Courtesy of Paul West Photography".
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KEY SPONSORS:
New Wimbledon Theatre
Centre Court Shopping Centre
Guardian Newspapers
Piazza Wimbledon
Radio Jackie
London Borough of Merton
SPONSORS: