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at 6pm on November 24, with live entertainment including a choir, singers and a magician. The finishing touches are being put into arrangements in Fenton, which take place on December 5. Events are also taking place in Abbey Hulton, Bentilee, Eaton Park, Meir, Sneyd Green and Trentham, more information can be found at stoke. gov.uk/christmas.

There is a lot on offer this year, with activities and entertainment that will get the entire family in the festive mood.

We’d love everyone to come out to Albion Square on Thursday and help us to celebrate. There will be prizes for the best Christmas outfit so get your festive finery out and come along to soak up the atmosphere.

You never know, with this much goodwill and community spirit on display – it may even snow. One thing is for sure, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – a Proper Stokie one.