Northampton BID

‘Win Your Christmas’ by taking part in this year’s Golden Ticket giveaway – to be launched by Willy Wonka at a family fun day! The Wonka-themed event will be held from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, 18th November in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton and will feature character walkabouts, stilt walkers, hula hoopers, balloon modelling and face painting. The ever-popular Golden Ticket giveaway will see four lucky winners each win £500 as part of the £2,000 prize fund, simply by hand-posting an entry ticket into special BID post boxes found in 10 town centre locations from Saturday, 18th November onwards. Tickets are available from retailers around the town throughout the festive period.

Jazz bands and street entertainers will provide the festive cheer as shoppers enjoy Christmas shopping in St Giles Street on Saturday, 2nd December. Acts will include Musical Ruth, Elton Wrong, the Bad Santas, a juggling unicyclist and stilt-walking ice queens. Montague Jeffery and Vintage Guruwill also be staging live music performances. The BID has successfully applied for a road closure order on this date so shoppers will be able to walk freely down the street and cafes and restaurants will be able to trade outside on the pavements, creating a welcoming community feel to the day. Come along between 11am and 4.30pm and get all the Christmas feels as we kickstart the festive season in style.