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REVELERS at this weekends Doo- lin Christmas Market will have the opportunity to get a stress relieving back rub while enjoying their Christ- mas shopping.
This Saturday and Sunday the Russell Centre will be the location for the first ever Christmas market held in the village. The market is a continuation of the successful sum- mer market and crafts fair and will feature the largest collection of food and goods ever to be displayed in the centre.
‘The summer market was very suc- cessful this year – the vendors loved
it and the community loved it – and as well as that everyone involved really loves Christmas. I think it’s natural for people who love making things and cooking things to really love Christmas. There 1s so much of this going on that doesn’t happen at any other time of the years,” said or- ganiser Toby Sachsenmaier.
“This years it seem like the perfect time to show that Christmas isn’t just about buying more and more things. Christmas is about community, about neighbours and things like recipes which have been handed down over the generations.
“The whole focus of the Christmas market will be to get back to these
old fashioned values. We love the idea of offering people something that is home made at a reasonable price.”
The market will include a wide va- riety of Christmas foods, including a special vegan Christmas cake, a wide range of local crafts including leatherwork, cards, willow baskets, pottery and glass art.
“All the food that is available will be very specially designed for Christ- mas. We have many of the crafts people from the summer who are coming back again but we also have a lot of people who will be new to the market and have produce which is specially designed for Christmas,”
continued Toby.
“The other thing that will be really different from the summer market is the atmosphere. We will be going all out to create a real Christmas feeling around the place. It will actually be the biggest market that we have had so far, we will be using every single part of the hall.
“We will also have someone doing ten minute, distressing shoulder mas- saging for people to really get them into the relaxing, Christmas spirit.”
The Doolin Christmas Market and Craft Fair will take place this Satur- day and Sunday, December 13 and 14, [lam to 7pm at the Russell Com- munity Centre in Doolin.