EDITOR’S LETTER
Deborah Boden
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Countdown to
Christmas
I
t is almost the time of year again, oh no it isn’t, oh yes it most
certainly is, and to celebrate panto season in style Leek Life has
teamed up with Buxton Opera House to offer readers the chance to
win a family ticket for four to see this year’s festive production of
fairytale favourite Cinderella. See the Stage Directions feature on
page 32 for details on how to enter.
But before we get completely emerged in all things festive there
are still a few weeks of normality to contend with before Christmas
officially arrives.
Turning your attention to some of the items in this
November/December edition of Leek Life we take a look at the rise
of women’s football locally when we caught up with some of Leek’s
CSOB Ladies team who are keen to recruit some new players and
supporters on and off the pitch, come on girls its not called ‘the
beautiful’ game for nothing!
Another appeal Leek Life is also helping to get behind in this
edition is the need for more volunteer drivers to help out with the
valuable service the Community Minibus provides for local groups.
This service is a valuable one which is in big demand by the local
community ranging from pensioners groups to school children, if you
can spare a few hours to help out then please get in touch.
And while like me many will be burrying their heads and
pretending Christmas is not only a few weeks away, a group of shop
keepers and business owners in the town have come up with the
perfect solution to ease us into the season’s festivities nicely.
Sheep Market and Stanley Street will be coming alive for a special
late night Christmas shopping event at the end of November which
will not only provide a great opportunity to get going with that
endless present list while supporting local independent businesses,
but it will also be supporting a very worthy local charity, Jo’s Dreams
for the night with 10% of all the takings going to charity. This event
promises to be a real celebration of the true meaning of Christmas
and one not to be missed.
And so with that in mind we wish you not only happy reading but
a very merry Christmas and a
happy new year from all of us at
Leek Life.
Deborah x
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