The Oban Times

Oban Winter Festival is to shimmer and shine

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Get ready to shimmer and shine during this year’s Oban Winter Festival.

The call has gone out to all the traders in the town from the winter festival committee to start making decorating plans for their shop windows with the theme of ‘shimmer and shine’.

‘We appreciate all the time and effort the traders put into decorating their windows to make the town look nice over the Christmas period,’ said a committee member. ‘We know from feedback from local people and visitors alike that this is something they enjoy.’

Shopkeeper­s are also reminded in the run up the festival to tell the committee what their plans are for late-night shopping on Thursday November 22.

‘Last year there was a great buzz about the town during late night shopping,’ said a committee member.

‘This is Oban’s equivalent of Black Friday! Traders have special discounts on the night, samples, or goody bags, free mince pies and the like. We would like everyone who is planning to open late to get in touch with us so that the details can be included in the programme.’

It is not just traders who should start planning their entries. Do not forget that the festival has food competitio­ns so start perfecting your clootie dumplings, shortbread and – new for this year – bramble jelly.

And, of course, there is the haggis competitio­n for butchers to enter – the Oban Golden Haggis award has attracted entries from across the nation.

Applicatio­n forms have to be back with the committee by November 9.

Contact the committee on info@obanwinter­festival. com.

The Oban Winter Festival is run by volunteers, with a volunteer committee and their helpers.

This year the festival runs from Friday to Sunday, November 16 to 25. For further details visit the organisati­on’s website, www.obaninterf­estival.com

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