Value garden centre chain Cherry Lane says its schedule of festive events is booking up fast.
Events include breakfast and tea with Santa, Santa’s Grotto, wreath making workshops and a Santa Paws event for dogs.
For the first time this year, Cherry Lane Podington is hosting a Sensory Santa event – a party specially designed for children who are sensitive to noise, crowds, and bright lighting.
The Barnett Hill garden centre is hosting Cherry Lane’s first New Year’s Eve party, which will include an afternoon meal with games and a disco before ‘ringing in the new year together’ with the bells for 2022 chiming at 5pm.
Santa’s arrival at Cherry Lane in November will mark the start of the garden centre’s winter events season. The company is encouraging customers to book in advance online.
Laura Chapman, the events manager, said the response from customers had already been “fantastic”. “After COVID-19 put a dampener on so many Christmas plans last year, we’re looking forward to bringing a bit of extra festive cheer. People seem keen to get in the spirit early again this year and are already making plans to join us.”
Cherry Lane is offering its largest ever range of recyclable gift wrap, bags, gift tags and sticky tape this year, while each store will be stocking real potted Christmas trees, energy efficient LED lights and artificial trees made from 100% recycled plastic (see picture, right).
Cherry Lane is part of the family-owned QD Group, whose 47 outlets include 27 QD stores, 14 garden centres, plus Lathams of Potter Heigham, five Thing-Me-Bobs branches and three online stores.
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