Christmas

Mayor of Chatteris Linda Ashley has sent a festive message to the town's residents and praised the hardworking volunteers who keep Chatteris on the map.

Chatteris Town Council

Festive message from town's mayor and praise for hardworking volunteers

Around 100 older people from Chatteris enjoyed a Christmas party laid on by the town council.

Around 100 older people from Chatteris enjoyed a Christmas party laid on by the town council.

Chatteris Town Council

Party time for Fenland town's senior citizens hosted by council

Christmas Santa Tour

Santa on Tour 2025 is coming to March - here's his full itinerary

Carols in the Askham Café

Carols in the Askham Café

Reindeer delight visitors at festive celebration

March to host 'biggest Christmas market to date'

March to host 'biggest Christmas market to date'

Christmas Market

March Christmas Market to be biggest yet - with 190 stalls

The Askham Christmas Fayre featured a variety of festive stalls

The Askham Christmas Fayre featured a variety of festive stalls

Christmas Cheer

Success of Christmas Fayre brings festive cheer to community

The March Lions Santa Sleigh will be touring the town this month

The March Lions Santa Sleigh will be touring the town this month

Santa's sleigh tour dates revealed for Cambridgeshire town

Presents donated by the Fenland community for the 'Golden Age Christmas Appeal’.

Presents donated by the Fenland community for the 'Golden Age Christmas Appeal’.

Over 60s invited to free ‘Golden Age' Christmas event

Chatteris Christmas Lights Committee said it hopes to raise £2,000 to continue the display.

Chatteris Christmas Lights Committee said it hopes to raise £2,000 to continue the display.

Fenland town urged to help save Christmas light display

Christmas Magic takes place at Peterborough Cathedral on December 10.

Christmas Magic takes place at Peterborough Cathedral on December 10.

Tickets on sale for Christmas Magic at Peteborough Cathedral

Wanna-Be Santas have turned up for a training course today to learn how to put the Ho Ho Ho in Christmas. .

Wanna-Be Santas have turned up for a training course today to learn how to put the Ho Ho Ho in Christmas. .

Santas learn how to put the Ho Ho Ho into Christmas

Remember the year? This was 2016

Remember the year? This was 2016

Cost, health and safety and policing prompt end of lights switch-on

Ely Christmas Lights Switch on 2015

Ely Christmas Lights Switch on 2015

Council axes Christmas lights extravaganza

Isaac Stanmore (Wishy Washy) and Matt Crosby (Widow Twankey) in Cambridge Arts Theatre pantomime Aladdin

Isaac Stanmore (Wishy Washy) and Matt Crosby (Widow Twankey) in Cambridge Arts Theatre pantomime Aladdin

Cambridge panto audiences raise £14k for charitable causes

The Hon. Frances Stanley DL (chairperson), Penny Nicoll (committee member), The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Wendy Milbank, Jen Gates (volunteer coordinator at Racing Welfare)

The Hon. Frances Stanley DL (chairperson), Penny Nicoll (committee member), The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Wendy Milbank, Jen Gates (volunteer coordinator at Racing Welfare)

Charity Fundraiser

East Anglia's biggest Christmas Fair raises £57,000 for local charities

Road closed due to flooding, Sutton Gault, Ely Tuesday 28 December 2021.

Road closed due to flooding, Sutton Gault, Ely Tuesday 28 December 2021.

Flooding forces closure of Cambridgeshire road

The Salvation Army, Wisbech, making a difference at Christmas. Volunteers packing 114 Christmas hampers

The Salvation Army, Wisbech, making a difference at Christmas. Volunteers packing 114 Christmas hampers

Salvation Army delivers 114 hampers to the most needy

St Ives Methodist Church held a “dog nativity” performance.

St Ives Methodist Church held a “dog nativity” performance.

Dogs take on leading roles in unique Christmas nativity

Three-year-old Amelia (m) from March won £1,000 in Love2Shop vouchers after posting her first letter to Santa in a special postbox. She's pictured with her parents John (L) and Aimee (R).

Three-year-old Amelia (m) from March won £1,000 in Love2Shop vouchers after posting her first letter to Santa in a special postbox. She's pictured with her parents John (L) and Aimee (R).

Amelia’s letter to Santa won her £1,000 in shopping vouchers

Jack's Supermarket in Chatteris raised £273 for the town's Salvation Army at their in-store 'Christmas fun day'.

Jack's Supermarket in Chatteris raised £273 for the town's Salvation Army at their in-store 'Christmas fun day'.

Store’s ‘Christmas fun day’ raises nearly £300 for Salvation Army

Motorbikes as far as they eye could see along Hills Road in Cambridge on their way to Addenbrooke's Hospital for the Christmas Toy Run

Motorbikes as far as they eye could see along Hills Road in Cambridge on their way to Addenbrooke's Hospital for the Christmas Toy Run

Addenbrooke's Hospital

In pictures: Hundreds of bikers in Addenbrooke's Christmas toy run

A female cocker spaniel and her seven puppies were removed from a shipping container in Buckinghamshire in October. The were taken to Block Fen Animal Centre and have all found new homes.

A female cocker spaniel and her seven puppies were removed from a shipping container in Buckinghamshire in October. The were taken to Block Fen Animal Centre and have all found new homes.

Family of abandoned spaniels find new homes in time for Christmas

Insp Ian Lombardo 'overwhelmed' by response to 4th annual Christmas toy appeal.

Insp Ian Lombardo 'overwhelmed' by response to 4th annual Christmas toy appeal.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Police deliver on Christmas toys for kids

Block Fen Animal Centre is hoping for a 'Christmas miracle' to find home for these long stay pets in the New Year.

Block Fen Animal Centre is hoping for a 'Christmas miracle' to find home for these long stay pets in the New Year.

RSPCA hoping for ‘Christmas miracle’ to find homes for pets in New Year

Jack's Supermarket in Chatteris has donated a variety of festive food to local charity Wisbech in Need.

Jack's Supermarket in Chatteris has donated a variety of festive food to local charity Wisbech in Need.

Supermarket gives helping hand to those in need this Christmas

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said that Christmas can go ahead without introducing any new restrictions.

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said that Christmas can go ahead without introducing any new restrictions.

Christmas can go ahead without new restrictions, Boris Johnson confirms

This will be the second Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This will be the second Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How is Omicron affecting your Christmas plans? Take our survey

A record number of tractors turned out for Fenland Farmers' Christmas convoy.

A record number of tractors turned out for Fenland Farmers' Christmas convoy.

Charity Fundraiser

Organiser hails 'phenomenal' record-breaking tractor run

Wisbech Market Place was host to the town's Christmas twilight market on December 19.

Wisbech Market Place was host to the town's Christmas twilight market on December 19.

Crowds enjoy all on offer at town’s Christmas twilight market

KD Theatre perform their Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty at The Maltings in Ely on December 16.

KD Theatre perform their Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty at The Maltings in Ely on December 16.

Panto in a pandemic: Show goes on as director transforms into dame

Get jabbed, boosted, and test regularly

Get jabbed, boosted, and test regularly

Help 'Sleigh Covid' this Christmas

Paul Albutt (left) alongside Annie Woods has helped the Wisbech Toy Appeal reach over 500 donations this Christmas.

Paul Albutt (left) alongside Annie Woods has helped the Wisbech Toy Appeal reach over 500 donations this Christmas.

'Magnificent generosity' pushes Christmas toy appeal to success

Families and friends attended this year's Whittlesey Extravaganza, which returned after two years away.

Families and friends attended this year's Whittlesey Extravaganza, which returned after two years away.

Chair hails Extravaganza return as 'a resounding success'

Legally, puppies can enter the UK 21 days after a valid Rabies vaccination and they must be at least 15 weeks old at the time of entry for the vaccination to be effective.

Legally, puppies can enter the UK 21 days after a valid Rabies vaccination and they must be at least 15 weeks old at the time of entry for the vaccination to be effective.

Cambridgeshire County Council

Trading Standards warn of buying a puppy from abroad this festive season

Visitors descended on Wisbech as the town's large-scale Christmas Fayre returned after two years away.

Visitors descended on Wisbech as the town's large-scale Christmas Fayre returned after two years away.

Town's Christmas fayre returns with a bang after two years away

You don't have long left to get your parcels delivered by Christmas Day.

You don't have long left to get your parcels delivered by Christmas Day.

From Amazon to ASOS: When are the last delivery dates before Christmas?

Helping Whittlesey donated £2,767 to the Veterans' Foundation thanks to the generosity of local businesses who sponsored the 'poppy panels'.

Helping Whittlesey donated £2,767 to the Veterans' Foundation thanks to the generosity of local businesses who sponsored the 'poppy panels'.

Community group raises nearly £3,000 for charity's Christmas campaign

Staff at Eastern Promise in March will be working this Christmas Day, providing free food to the homeless and emergency workers.

Staff at Eastern Promise in March will be working this Christmas Day, providing free food to the homeless and emergency workers.

Takeaway to feed the homeless and emergency workers this Christmas

Marshland High School in Wisbech raised £250 for Save The Children by holding a Christmas jumper day for the charity.

Marshland High School in Wisbech raised £250 for Save The Children by holding a Christmas jumper day for the charity.

Charity Fundraiser

School's Christmas Jumper Day raises £250 for charity

Hayley Massey and Carole Wood with Emma Watts and Mark Southwood from Barnados who collected the gifts.

Hayley Massey and Carole Wood with Emma Watts and Mark Southwood from Barnados who collected the gifts.

Care home donates presents under Christmas ‘giving tree’ to struggling parents

Santa returned to the streets of Whittlesey, Coates, Eastrea and Turves to lift spirits in the run-up to Christmas.

Santa returned to the streets of Whittlesey, Coates, Eastrea and Turves to lift spirits in the run-up to Christmas.

Santa lightens up the Fens in run-up to Christmas

$Doddington\'s 2021 Christmas Lights display$ $Doddington\'s 2021 Christmas Lights display$

Village's stunning Christmas lights display captured on camera

$Win your Christmas shop as Jack\'s supermarket is giving away one ?100 voucher and two ?50 vouchers$ $Win your Christmas shop as Jack\'s supermarket is giving away one ?100 voucher and two ?50 vouchers$

Win £100 to spend at Jack’s supermarket this Christmas

All the action of March Christmas Market 2021.

All the action of March Christmas Market 2021.

Live music, over 100 stalls and fair rides as Christmas market returns

Ruth Marley from Re-Imagine Witchford made this eco craft pack.

Ruth Marley from Re-Imagine Witchford made this eco craft pack.

Christmas kindness cabin almost open for foodbank donations

St Peter's Church, March Christmas Tree Festival 2017.

St Peter's Church, March Christmas Tree Festival 2017.

Church gets set for annual Christmas tree festival

Seven pets are looking for new homes this winter.

Seven pets are looking for new homes this winter.

Could you give these pets a home?

The Magical Christmas Elf is at The Secret Garden in Wisbech from December 18-24.

The Magical Christmas Elf is at The Secret Garden in Wisbech from December 18-24.

9 shows you won’t want to miss this Christmas

Maria Fox has helped create a Christmas lights display at their home in Manea for charity.

Maria Fox has helped create a Christmas lights display at their home in Manea for charity.

Charity Fundraiser

Family pleased with 'huge reaction' thanks to charity Christmas lights

Isabella Rose (pictured) won top prize ahead of this year's Whittlesey Extravaganza event.

Isabella Rose (pictured) won top prize ahead of this year's Whittlesey Extravaganza event.

Isabella, 10, impresses to win top prize ahead of Whittlesey Extravaganza

Royal Mail has released its last posting dates before Christmas 2021.

Royal Mail has released its last posting dates before Christmas 2021.

When are Royal Mail's last posting dates for Christmas 2021?

Paul Albutt (second from left) and Annie Woods are running their annual Wisbech Toy Appeal to help make a difference to Fenland children and their families.

Paul Albutt (second from left) and Annie Woods are running their annual Wisbech Toy Appeal to help make a difference to Fenland children and their families.

Toy appeal will bring 'a smile to faces'

A Christmas lights trail has been opened at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire.

A Christmas lights trail has been opened at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire.

Christmas at Wimpole illuminated trail sparks into life as countdown begins

A total of 699 drink and drug related arrests have been made in Cambridgeshire so far this year, with 792 in 2020. This photo is for illustrative purposes only.

A total of 699 drink and drug related arrests have been made in Cambridgeshire so far this year, with 792 in 2020. This photo is for illustrative purposes only.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Police warn motorists of drink and drug driving risks ahead of Christmas