Christmas is coming!
There’s a whole host of festive fayre in the countdown to Christmas happening locally. Here’s a selection – from Markets and Christmas Fairs to Santa’s Sleigh visiting destinations across our area, from scrumptious seasonal food and drink experiences and family gift ideas to a unique Reverse Advent Calendar in support of a local food bank …
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Night Markets
Head to Cupar’s Corn Exchange to enjoy the Fife Makers Night Markets โฆ a cracking cornucopia of Christmas crafts, treats and gifts, created lovingly by local producers.
Browse and buy – and enjoy this festive gathering. There’s free parking in the nearby Fluthers Car Park – and plenty of shops and cafes to explore in town too!
- Wednesday 26th November from 2pm until 8pm
- Wednesday 3rd December from 2pm until 8pm
For festive foodies …
If you’re looking for somewhere to enjoy fabulous food, check out the Niblick in St Andrews. The dog-friendly restaurant above The R&A World Golf Museum serves great food and drinks throughout the day.
Click on the image below to discover more – including their breakfast menu. No wonder Santa on our feature image is making a beeline for the town!
Christmas Fair
On the final Saturday in November – the 29th – the Rotary Club of North Fife have gathered a seasonal celebration to enjoy at Newport-on-Tay’s Blyth Hall. The Fair will run from 10am until 4pm and includes:
- 30+ craft exhibitors as well as local charities – great gifts for Christmas
- The ever-popular Rotary Vegetable Stall serving only locally grown products at good value prices!
- A fab raffle
- Well-loved and cared-for books stall – including jigsaws and ‘pocket money toys’ plus games for children
And when you get hungry? Between noon and 2, there will be a seasonal Hog Roast by The Spitting Pig of Balmullo.ย Come along and meet family and friends for a pre-Christmas get together with the opportunity to buy cracking Christmas presents too!
Winter Wonderland!
This festive season, the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is pulling out all of the stops โ and that includes a host of fabulous foodie offerings across their resort as well as some indulgent overnight temptations, perfect gifts and treats for loved ones!
Just click on the Jigger image below to read more …
Year-round fun!
St Andrews Aquarium is open seven days-a-week from 10am until 5pm (with last admissions at 4). Their Annual Pass is a perfect present for the family. Pop to see them or click on the image below to discover more …
Santa’s Sleigh!
The Rotary Club of Cupar is back with their much-loved Santa’s Sleigh – helping to raise funds for Cupar Food Bank and Age Concern Cupar. They will be visiting destinations across north Fife before the big day. Organisers stress that “weather, breakdowns and/or umpteen other reasons means the routes are NOT guaranteed” but they will do their very best to cover as many areas as possible.
The following list – which includes the many organisations in support – is a guide only, so please keep an eye on their page for updates and more information via this link. And if you would like to contribute to their running costs, you can do so via their Just Giving page on this link.
Santa will then be very busy getting ready for the big day!
Reverse Advent
Join the Cupar Food Bank Reverse Advent Calendar campaign. Throughout November, we have been posting images of items the Food bank needs to help make up hampers for distribution in December.
- ๐ช๐ต๐ผ? Not everyone will be able to take part but if you can, it will help to make a real difference to some of our areaโs most vulnerable.
- ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ? The Cupar Food Bank supports people right across north-east Fife, from Newburgh to Crail.
- ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐? Everyday items as well as the occasional festive treat; weโre posting items they need on a daily basis on the CuparNow Facebook and Instagram pages as a guide โฆ so scroll back to see any youโve missed.
- ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป? Every day from now until the end of November – an item a day for 24 days, just as in the traditional Advent calendar.
- ๐ช๐ต๐? Many are facing very tough times with increasing living costs, energy bills and more. If you are able to help, your generosity will mean a great deal to so many during what can be a very challenging time.
- ๐๐ผ๐? Pop the item we feature (or something similar) into a box at home, your place of work or in your school and – come Monday 1st December – drop your gathered items into the Food Bank in Cupar. They will then manage their distribution to those most in need as they count down to Christmas.
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