Linda and I had the pleasure of visiting two Christmas Fairs today in Forest Hill; the charity Sydenham Gardens' in Champions Hall in Champion Road and the Forest Hills Traders Association held at All Inn One.

For Sydenham Gardens, we were both superbly impressed by the huge efforts made by the volunteers and by the variety and inventiveness of the stalls at their event - we both would recommend the Christmas Wreath that the charity is producing for this Yuletide and is available for uplift on 17 December.

Congratulations to everyone involved and given the number of visitors, we are sure the event will have made a valuable contribution.

Go have a look at

http://www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk/

For a solid follow up, the Forest Hills Traders Association event at All Inn One with real reindeer was both warm and a provided a family event that could be enjoyed by everyone.

Police Cadets were in attendance and large numbers of visitors enjoyed tasty Christmas Fare provided by Richard and Julia. Several stall holders were present displaying splendid and varied goods.

Parents and children had an exciting and enjoyable time, enhanced by Santa's presence.

Both well serviced events deserve our support.