Win tickets to the Capitol
A search for the best festive window display is being launched by Horsham District Council. And people who vote for their favourite could win theatre tickets.
Asearch for the best festive window display is being launched by Horsham District Council.
And people who vote for their favourite could win free tickets to H ors ham’ s Capitol Theatre.
The council’ s festive competition- Window Wonder land 2020- runs until Christmas Eve. Shoppers are asked to upload their photos of wonderful Christmas windows from shops and businesses across the Horsham district tagged #hd window wonder land to the Horsham Time Well Spent Facebook page or on Ins tag ram before Wednesday December 16.
The council will upload all the photos on Friday December 18 and people can then tell the council which is their favourite.
One person voting will win tickets for a family off our to a show in the New Year at The Capitol.
The deadline for comments is December 24 and the winner will be announced in early January.
There will bean award for best window in each district - Horsham, Billingshurst, Pulborough, Storrington, Steyning and Henfield- and an overall Best in the District Window winner will be chosen by a panel of independent judges from the Chi chester College Group and the Metamorphosis Group.
The winning businesses will each receive a plaque to put on display and the overall winner will receive a £250 voucher to spend with sponsor, packaging and display specialists, WBC.co.uk
Window Wonder land is the council’s annual district-wide focus on independent traders’ shop windows and displays.
Businesses are being provided with a Chi chester College Group online video with hints and tips for effective displays tailored to the challenges and opportunities presented by social distancing via the Horsham Business Support Group Facebook page.
This year the council is also putting the focus on building sales per customer with impulse purchases and using click and collect effectively.
Horsham District Council’ s cabinet member for the local economy Paul Clarke said :“I am delighted that we are repeating our successful Christmas window display competition across the whole district again this year, which will benefit so many local traders and bring with it plenty of festive spirit.
“Thisyear, more than ever before, it is important to celebrate our amazing range of independent businesses and support them all after such challengingtimes.
“Our excellent selection of independent retailers are always areal attraction for shopper sand this competition will really showcase their products and services to best effect, adding to the overall customer experience this Christmas and enticing shoppers to stop, look and pop into the stores .”