{"id":2031,"date":"2021-12-09T05:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T05:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2021-12-08T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T18:28:31","slug":"glamis-hall-christmas-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2021\/12\/09\/glamis-hall-christmas-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Glamis Hall Christmas Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s Advent Calendar window opens for Glamis Hall For All, because it\u2019s their Christmas Festival on Saturday! Entry to the festival is free, the fun starts at 9:30 and finishes at 4:00. You can meet Santa for just \u00a35 and have your face painted for \u00a32.50, plus there\u2019s lots of other stalls, a caf\u00e9, a raffle, a tombola, and Wellingborough Eco Group has a Swap Shop and a pocket money games stall too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glamis Hall are requesting that you book Santa in advance via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/whats-on\/northamptonshire\/glamis-hall\/christmas-festival\/2021-12-11\/\">Ticket Source<\/a> to avoid disappointment. Children visiting Santa receive a Christmas stocking containing Christmas-themed activity sheets, treats and a stationary set. Reindeer food and hot chocolate cones are available to purchase on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glamis Hall Christmas Festival\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3rBezXUeWso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jo, Centre Manager, tells us all about the Christmas Festival at Glamis Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Christmas market for the grown-ups includes food &amp; drink stalls, handmade and specialist gift stalls include candles and crackers, pickles and jams, handmade items, and sweets. Don&#8217;t forget to visit the tombola and raffle stalls to try for a prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Glamis Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Glamis Hall is a community centre on the Queensway Estate in Wellingborough. Run for the community, by the community, their motto is Glamis Hall for all. Home to a day centre for older people, a youth club, football and GLJ Theatre. Hall &amp; rooms for hire. There plenty of free parking or take the W1 bus from Church Street in the town centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glamis Hall consists of a wellbeing centre for the over 50s, a large sports hall with a kitchen and servery, a community meeting room, and sports changing rooms. After being closed by Wellingborough Borough Council in 2014, Glamis Hall reopened as a charity run by volunteers and relatives of clients in January 2015. The Hall\u2019s many daily visitors, who range in age from 51 to 103, help to decide the programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"989\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2020\/12\/16\/glamis-hall-sustainable-for-all\/20201208_141817\/\" class=\"wp-image-989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201208_141817-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092109.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1804\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092109.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2021\/10\/09\/repair-cafe-returns\/s20211009_092109\/\" class=\"wp-image-1804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092109.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092109-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092827.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1805\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092827.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2021\/10\/09\/repair-cafe-returns\/s20211009_092827\/\" class=\"wp-image-1805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092827.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s20211009_092827-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1511\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/20210724_105403-jpg\/\" class=\"wp-image-1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210724_105403-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular activities include a Monday to Friday lunch club, yoga, raffles, and bingo. They have a shop on site and host visits from hairdressers, optometrists and district nurses\u2013 making it easy for their clients to access the services they need with minimal travel. Glamis Hall\u2019s mission is to provide an affordable community hub for the residents of the Borough of Wellingborough and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glamis Hall also host Wellingborough Eco Group&#8217;s Repair Cafes, Swap Shops and Tuesday Tidy Ups with Wellie Wombles, plus we are looking at more projects in the New Year! But let&#8217;s get Christmas done first, see you on Saturday at Glamis Hall, 9:30-4, for some festive fun for all! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Advent Calendar window opens for Glamis Hall For All, because it\u2019s their Christmas Festival on Saturday! Entry to the festival is free, the fun starts at 9:30 and finishes at 4:00. 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