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The Farmhouse Honey: Fiona McCormack and Charlie Parkes
Longford town was abuzz with festive cheer last weekend as Santa and Mrs Claus officially switched on the Christmas lights, while large crowds also flocked to the Grafton Court Christmas Fair on Friday and Saturday, November 29 & 30.
The inaugural Grafton Court Christmas Fair was open from 4-9pm on Friday, as well as from 2-7pm on Saturday, November 30.
The Christmas Fair featured a range of locally made goodies and gifts from County Longford based businesses and crafters.
There was also top-class entertainment, with performances by Music Generation Longford; St Mel’s Musical Society with Musical Director Fintan Farrelly; Emily Doyle and the Sugar n Spice Band.
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The Christmas Fair is an initiative of Longford County Council, in support of the businesses of Grafton Court that are reopening in advance of the Christmas trading season after a very difficult year of trading.
The switching on of the Christmas Lights coincides with the beginning of free off-street parking around Longford Town for the festive season to make it as easy as possible for people to choose to shop local.
There will be free off-street parking on Saturday, December 7 and every day from Saturday, December 14 to Tuesday, December 31. Shoppers are also reminded that there is free parking every Sunday throughout the year.
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Supporting Longford businesses helps to keep money in our local economy and boosts job creation for the betterment of our local business sector.
These events are organised by Longford County Council through Longford Municipal District, Longford Tourism, Longford Nighttime Economy and the Local Enterprise Office, Longford.
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