Can you help to bring a Christmas festival to Coulsdon this year?

Yulefest is a self-funded group with no council funding, trying to make Coulsdon town a very memorable place this Christmas.

An open-air ice rink, a Santa’s grotto, fairground and an array of market stalls selling gourmet food and handcrafted gifts are all in the plans this year.

But Yulefest needs your help to fund these.

Set up by a handful of volunteers from local community groups, businesses and residents, it was put together in just four months last year and created a “footprint” for this year’s festival.

Last year’s Yulefest weekend saw the community speak with their feet. Footfall was up and local shop takings over the two days increased tremendously.

The 2014 Yulefest organisers are seeking contributions towards its staging costs.

• If you can help, the online donations page can be found here
• Visit the Yulefest website here

Coming to Croydon

• Upper Norwood Library meeting, Oct 13
• David Lean Cinema: Grand Central, Oct 14
• Norwood Society Talk: From Fire Station to Theatre, Oct 16
• David Lean Cinema: Finding Vivian Maier, Oct 16
• Cinema Ruskin film show, Oct 18
• South Croydon business breakfast, Oct 18
• Purley War Memorial Hospital health fair, Oct 18
• St John’s, Shirley, charity concert, Oct 19
• David Lean Cinema: Mood Indigo, Oct 23
• This Was The World and I Was King, Spread Eagle, Oct 23-25
• Upper Norwood Library Book Club, 2.30pm, Oct 25
• David Lean Cinema: Ilo Ilo, Oct 28
• CODA’s Wind In The Willows, Charles Cryer, Carshalton, Oct 29-Nov 1
• David Lean Cinema: Belle, Oct 30
• NHS free health fair, Central Parade, New Addington, Oct 31
• St Giles School opening morning, Nov 5
• Albert Einstein – Relativity Speaking, Spread Eagle, Nov 12-15
• South Croydon business breakfast, Nov 15
• Norwood Society Talk: Lambeth’s Archives, Nov 20
• Choose Your Own Documentary, Spread Eagle Theatre, Nov 21-22
• The Last Sense of Sudden, Spread Eagle Theatre, Nov 27-29
• Ghost Stories for Christmas, Spread Eagle Theatre, Dec 3
• Fog Horn Funnies, Spread Eagle Theatre, Dec 6
• South Croydon business breakfast, Dec 13
• South Croydon business breakfast, Jan 24

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