WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 A Lunchtime Concert is taking place at Emmanuel Church in Loughborough. It will feature a mix of sacred and humorous, thoughtful and entertaining Christmas music. Admission is free but donations are appreciated. The concer

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18

Christmas door wreath demonstration. Get Christmas creative and be the envy of your neighbours - join a free demonstration on making beautiful door wreaths for your front door. Enjoy festive refreshments from the Café in the Hall. It takes place at Fearon Hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough, from 10am until 2pm.

Mayor’s Community Carol Service, 7pm, at All Saints with Holy Trinity Church in Loughborough. Annual Christmas Community Carols with the Mayor of Charnwood, celebrating the memories of Christmas past. Visit allsaintsloughborough.org.uk

Hathern Band will be performing Carols at the Masonic Hall at 9pm in Ashby Square, Loughborough.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20

Carols On The Green will be held at the Charles Booth Centre in The Green, Thringstone, at 6.30pm. Join in the annual carol procession from St Andrew’s, Thringstone, walk up to Charles Booth Centre by lamplight to continue singing carols before going into the centre where there will be entertainment from U3A choir. The bar will be open.

Kegworth Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival, 10am to 4pm.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21

Hathern Band will be at Quorn Carol Concert at 7.30pm at the Village Hall, Quorn. Loughborough Male Voice Choir will be performing from 7pm-9pm at St Boltophs Church in Shepshed.

Kegworth Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival, 10am to 4pm.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22

Free Christmas Wrapping, 11am to 3pm, at Carillon Court Shopping Centre, Loughborough. Come and get all those last-minute Christmas gifts professionally wrapped for free by the Love Loughborough Elves. Shop local and support our High Street this Christmas. Loveloughborough. co.uk

Hathern Band will be performing at Lessons and Carols at 6pm at Hathern Church.

Kegworth Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival, 10am to 3pm followed by Carol Service at 4pm.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23

Hathern Concert Brass will be performing Carols at Waitrose in Mountsorrel at 6pm. Cancer Self Help Group Loughborough, 7pm, John Storer House. Complementary Therapies followed by a talk given by Natalie, Brahma Kumaris, followed by meditation. All welcome

TUESDAY (CHRISTMAS EVE)

Carols in the Carillon, 1pm-1.45pm, Carillon Tower, Queen’s Park, Loughborough. Take a break for shopping and come and join in the carols around the Carillon Tower on Christmas Eve. Carillontower.org

Hathern Concert Brass will be performing Carols at Waitrose in Mountsorrel at 11am.