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Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival 2023

Church visitors dazzled by hundreds of Christmas trees

Santa and his elves pictured outside their grotto in The Bell Centre, Melton, today

Children flock to see Santa in The Bell Centre

Karolina Drazewska, of Stapleford Park Hotel, won the award for best waiting staff

Hotel staff celebrate success at county tourism and hospitality awards

Colles Hall, in Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, which is up for sale

Historic Melton building up for sale for £425K

Ashberry Homes Eastern Counties has donated £1,000 to Home-Start Horizons

Housebuilder helps Home-Start Horizons fund playgroups for children in Leicester...

The sensory garden is officially opened at Oasis Preschool and Retreat in Melton

Oasis preschoolers thrilled by new sensory room and garden

Tracey Dene-Powell and Sarah Robb - authors of new podcast, More Than A Woman

New podcast showcases talented local women

SMB College Group's Principal, Dawn Whitemore, left, with three representatives from the charity Menphys and the event host

Award win for Melton-based SMB College Group

Santa and his elves in The Bell Centre Grotto last Christmas

Santa's Grotto ready to open for business in Melton town centre

Belvoir Castle transformed into festive wonderland PHOTO CHARLOTTE GRAHAM

Belvoir Castle transformed into festive wonderland

Santa and the Trumpton mini fire engine will be touring Melton Mowbray again from next week

Trumpton prepares to tour Melton streets with Santa
Excitement is building around Melton Mowbray as local firefighters prepare to start touring residential estates with Santa Claus and their iconic Trumpton fire engine.

The Melton and District Round Table Santa sleigh tours the borough in a previous year

Villagers ready to welcome Round Table's Santa sleigh

The Christmas lights are switched on in Melton Market Place a few years ago

Melton Mowbray Christmas lights switch-on 2023

JB Thompson of Stainby are presented with The Brownlow Challenge Cup, for Champion Beast last year's Melton Fatstock Show, by the Mayor of Melton, Councillor Alan Hewson, Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Society chair, Hugh Brown, and auctioneer, Scott Ruck

Market to host 71st annual Melton fatstock show

The spectacular Melton Mowbray Christmas tree festival pictured last year

All set for Melton's spectacular twinkling festival of Christmas trees

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns, inset, has launched her new competition to find the area's favourite shop. Photograph shows Melton town centre

MP launches 'best shop' competition

The visitor centre at Melton Country Park

Live music at Melton Country Park's autumn fair

Jonathan Griffiths on the stall for The Cosy Chocolate Company at ChocFest in Melton

Thousands of chocolate-lovers enjoy Melton's ChocFest

Kick Up The Arts will be held in The Bell Centre in Melton Mowbray

Community arts event to be staged in Melton

Tom Griggs, who is preparing to close his Icon UK shop in King Street to move his business online

Final weeks of 40-year-old Melton music shop

Market stalls in Melton Mowbray

Vegan market returns to Melton Mowbray

Ballerinas taking part in Belvoir Dance Academy's show at Melton Theatre

Young dancers put on stunning show for charity

Station manager Christine Slomkowska and presenter Patrick McCracken in the studio at 103 The Eye PHOTO GEORGE ICKE

Melton's radio station gets Royal seal of approval

The Kettleby Cross pub in Melton Mowbray

Melton pub is flushed with success

Some tasty treats at a previous ChocFest event in Melton

Ticket winners for Melton's ChocFest

Cranmer Company of Singers and Chamber Orchestra, who are putting on a concert at Bottesford

Charity concert to be hosted by Bottesford church

A previous Melton Santa Fun Run

Melton Santa Fun Run 2023

The row of 17th century cottages which was used by Websters Dairy to produce Stilton

Historic former dairy's buildings to be sold at auction
Buildings formerly used by an historic dairy near Melton are being sold at auction at the end of this month.

Scenes from previous drive-in living Nativity events at Melton market

Drive-In Living Nativity event to be held at Melton market

Ben Jackson, the owner of snooker club Jackson's Lounge, in Market Place, Melton.

​Success on cue at Melton snooker club

Previous winners at Melton's Christmas fatstock show and sale

Entries open for Melton's Christmas fatstock show

Melton Mowbray town centre looking down Nottingham Street

Have your say on changes to the Melton Local Plan

From left, Graham, Steve and Stuart Hall, pictured at the B&H Midland Services business which they have run for many years

Popular Melton family business to close after 52 years

Waterfield Leisure Centre's swimming pool at Melton Mowbray

Waterfield Leisure Centre misses out on new government funding

James Jesson plants a tree grown from an acorn near the Arnhem battlefield at the Friends of the Tenth memorial at Burrough-on-the-Hill

Arnhem battlefield oak tree planted at war memorial

Percil, Belvoir Castle's barn owl, which has sadly passed away

Belvoir Castle mourns the sad death of resident barn owl

William Ivory (left) who was the screenwriter for The Great Escaper movie, which stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson

'I loved making one of the movies of the year with Michael Caine'

The entrance to Melton's Egerton Park and the car park surface at the cricket club (left) before it was repaired

Bypass contractors thanked for repairing Melton club's car park

Melton railway station

Melton railway station ticket office saved from closure

Melton Theatre, which will host Melton's Got Talent in November 2023

Get your entry in for Melton's Got Talent and other Rotary awards

The former Jeld-Wen site at Snow Hill in Melton Mowbray

Revised plans for homes at Jeld-Wen site to be exhibited

Peter Mangion, CEO of Assisi Pet Care Group, based at Melton's Pera Business Park

Melton company partners with Chicago private equity firm

The seating area at Melton Theatre

The Addams Family musical promises to be a family treat

Fireworks go up at a previous Halloween Bonfire Event at Play Close

Play Close to host Halloween Bonfire Event once again

The amazing Melton Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary's Church last year

Afternoon tea for Melton's Christmas tree festival helpers
A special afternoon tea will be held for people interested in helping with this year’s Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s Church, in Melton.

The Belvoir witches will be in the grounds of Belvoir Castle in the run-up to Halloween

Spooktacular activities lined up at Belvoir Castle

CEO Simon Taylor, product manager William Bell and head of Intermediaries Dan Atkinson celebrate with the 'Mortgage Provider of the Year' accolade at the Money Age Awards 2023 in London

Top industry award for Melton Building Society

Redmile CE School pupils, Oscar, Henry, Sammy, who completed the 30km route in this year's Viking Challenge

Hundreds of cyclists plough through mud in the Viking Challenge

Melton Borough Council news

Melton jobs fair set to help residents find work or change career

Jack Bugg celebrates becoming adult champion at Saturday's Vale Conker Championships PHOTO ADAM SHAW

A cracking day out as Vale of Belvoir conker champions are crowned

Shortlisted for the Leicestershire Promotions Tourism & Hospitality Awards 2023, from left, Harry Gurney, MD at the Tap & Run pub; Stapleford Country House Hotel; and Black Dragon Games co-founder Richard Foulston

Lots of local businesses shortlisted for county tourism and hospitality awards

Paul Hartland (left) on the Mrs King's Pork Pies stand and Laura Davies and Jack Kirton on The Mouse House stall, at the East Midlands Food Festival at Melton

Sunshine draws huge attendance for Melton food festival weekend

News about the Melton Mowbray economy

Melton businesses invited to apply for new £15K grants

The Great Escaper, which starts its run at The Regal Cinema, Melton, today

Top movie screenwriter to appear at Melton cinema event

Elvis tribute acts on stage at the concert in Porthcawl, including Melton's Mark Hopkinson

Mark gets 'all shook up' performing at Elvis tribute concert