Okehampton Town Council is working with the Carnival and Everything Okehampton in the town to provide some activities for both adults and children in the run up to Christmas whilst encouraging footfall into the town at the same time to support the local businesses.
Some of the activities that are on offer are a ‘What’s in the Window’ competition. Shops and businesses taking part have included something they don’t sell in the window; for example a bottle of wine in a clothes shop. The winner taking home a chocolate Reindeer. Which nicely leads into the ‘Reindeer Trail’ that is aimed at younger persons. 10 Reindeer (not real unfortunately) are spread amongst the shops in the town centre, including of course Rudolph! Prizes for all on return of a completed sheet, kindly hosted by a local newsagent.
In addition there is a star trail organised by the local Rev., a carnival quiz sheet with a £20 prize for the overall winner, competitions for hampers and all sorts of other things.
Following the success of the events this year, the Town Council is starting to look ahead to Easter.
Cara Stobart, County Officer of the Devon Association of Local Councils says ‘It’s always great to see the wonderful range of activities which our member councils get up to during the festive season. This year brought significant challenges and prevented many of the usual community celebrations from taking place. Congratulations to Okehampton Town Council, who worked in partnership to deliver a range of safe activities for its community to enjoy’.
We love to hear our members stories. Share your story with us at enquiries@devonalc.org.uk.
You can read more of our members stories in our news feed.