[Acrylic-bob]

Errmmm, before this degenerates into an overheated slanging match, could I just say that my idea for the winter festival was envisaged to run in addition to any council sponsored event. Why not? The tweenies can have the poptastic lights and the spray tanned celebrities. While we traditionalists can organise ourselves and maybe at some future date the two could merge, or be spread over a whole weekend, or even better The whole of the week before the big day! Surely the whole thing is about creating growing anticipation for Christmas Day. The more, and more varied, the better as far as I can see.

And remember there are as many different Christmases as there are people who celebrate it.