Canvey's Christmas Event and Market

Christmas lights

The weather stayed dry but cold, the stage was lit with lights, the stalls piled high with goods and the crowds came out in droves. The Echo reckons 10,000 revellers filled the street. I did not have time to count them but there were definitely lots.

This was the Town Council’s Christmas Event and Market on Saturday 20th November 2010. For the first time Furtherwick Road was closed to traffic from 8 in the morning till 9 in the evening. This caused some confusion and with Canvey FC playing at home too there was a traffic jam or two.

There was Carol singing, fairground rides and Sue and Martin from Hart Radio. I spied Stig did you? That very tall chimney sweep would come in handy! Take That and Lady Gaga tributes entertained the crowds plus local dancers did their bit. Before Santa turned on some Christmas Lights.

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Thanks go to everyone at the Town Council for all their hard work, to Suzanne Gray from the Monico for organising the Market and Sue and Martin from Hart Radio. Not forgetting everyone else who put in a very hard days work, including all the clearing up afterwards.

Thanks for a great day.

View of the crowds

A selection of pictures from the entertainment

Janet Penn

Some of the 'Characters'

Janet Penn

Knightswick Centre all decked out

Janet Penn

Some of the thousands who enjoyed the event

Janet Penn

A sweep for tall chimneys

Janet Penn

Some of the many stalls

Janet Penn

Some back room gossip

Janet Penn

Revd David Tudar on stage for the Carol Singing

Philip Davies

The crowds

Philip Davies

The rides

Philip Davies

More Crowds

Philip Davies

The Knightswick Centre

Philip Davies

So many people

Philip Davies

I think the whole of Canvey came out

Philip Davies

Teken for a ride

Philip Davies

More rides

Philip Davies

Who wants some chips?

Philip Davies

That's some dress

Philip Davies

We'll be back next year

Philip Davies

Lady Gaga Tributer entertaining thousands who flocked to the town centre

Tom Jea

Jeff Rickard and Lady Gaga Tribute

Tom Jea