A selection of events going on in and around Swindon in the coming days daily

TODAY

  • Santa’s Grotto, Brunel Centre, Town Centre, Swindon. 07943 382169. Welcome to winter wonderland of Santa’s Grotto. See www.thebrunel.co.uk for opening times.
  •  Festive Market, Brunel Centre, Canal Walk,Swindon. Free. 07943 382169. Christmas stalls for unusual gifts.

     

    TOMORROW

  •  Trowbridge Town Hall Craft Fair, 10am, Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, Trowbridge. Free. The perfect chance to shop for that last minute Christmas present to show you care. A great range of locally handmade crafts and artisan gifts. Including jewellery, ceramics, cards, soaps, fabric gifts and more. Free entry.

    FRIDAY

  •  Devizes Lions with Father Christmas, 5.30pm, Starting at Wick Lane, Devizes, nd going to Wickfield, Orchard Close, Tintern Road, Downlands Road, Woodlands Way, Fruitfields Close.
  •  Cirencester Antiques & Collectables Market, 8am, The Corn Hall, 26 Market Place, Cirencester. Free entry. 01264 393225. One of the best weekly antiques and collectors' markets west of London, with more than 40 dealers offering a wide variety of top-quality antiques and collectables. With everything from vintage and Art Deco, through to ancient and medieval. Glass, ceramics and silver can be found in abundance, as well as jewellery, metalwares, furniture and works of art.

    SATURDAY

  •  Live nativity shop window displays, 11.30am and 2.30pm, The Gate, Havelock Square Swindon. Free. 07544 540476. Live readings from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe along with live nativity window displaysat 11:30 and 2:30pm to celebrate the Christmas season. It is the first time live window displays have been used in Swindon and local volunteers and customers have all offered to be live models.
  • Craft Fair and Bazaar, 12pm, Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon. Free. 01793 420649. Celebrating the best of creative indulgence. Sample some of Swindon’s secret hobbyists, businesses and some of their marvellous original crafts. All handiwork is hand made, here in Swindon. Crafts include crochet, knitwear, felting, mosaics, children’s toys, cakes, flowers, buttons, card making and jewellery.