Most of my effort's went in to the not for profit Santa's Grotto this year on Dartmouth Road, which I couldn't have made happen without all the help from local SE23 resident's, local trader's, and my shop landlord.
My shop had the same Christmas decoration's as last year as I choose to spend my budget on the grotto, which The Forest Hill Society have very kindly offered to cover aswell as any other trader's and local's reciept's they have for material's that made the free workshop's possible which made so many local kid's very happy this Christmas. This mean's there is money to give to charity and will be going to The Evelina Children's Hospital.

Community and festive spirit does go on even if it's not visable to all, and I'm sorry if some of us shop's didn't make enough effort with our Christmas display's in some people's view's, but most gave a lot more in other way's.

Local businesses do need local support to survive, I have no doubt about that. So I hope everyone in SE23 continue's to shop, eat, and drink at you're favorite local independant businesses.

All the best to everyone in 2014.

This post was last modified: 27-12-2013 04:58 PM by P1971.