Posted: Sat 7th Dec 2013

Father Christmas Comes To Wrexham (Pictures)

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This article is old - Published: Saturday, Dec 7th, 2013

Father Christmas arrived in Wrexham town centre today, as Wrexmasfest took place on Queens Square as part of ‘Small Business Saturday’.

We popped down to take a look, and took the following pictures and video – which we are trialing as animated gif files for todays report!

Crowds were lining Lampit Street, through to Queens Square.
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The procession made its way through Queens Square into the town centre.
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Crowds viewed on Hope Street and High Street.
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The reindeers appeared popular, and took a break outside the Peoples Market.
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Inside there were queues to visit Father Christmas.
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The Grotto itself looked quite festive!
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On Queens Square, local MP Ian Lucas meets organiser of WrexMasFest Beth Bennett:
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Did you go? What did you think of the events held today – visit our Wrexham.com Forums to have a discussion…



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