Marlow Late Night Shopping

On the evening of the 3rd December, Marlow Chamber of Trade & Commerce once again organised the very successful Late Night Shopping event. This year there were in excess of 50 stalls, incorporating commercial, charity and local organisations. We were lucky in that the evening proved to be dry, albeit cold and the number of visitors was in excess of 2000.

The shops that opened for the evening were complimentary of the organisation and the majority were very, very busy and have also benefited from repeat business. Visitors were made aware on the evening of shops that they had not noticed previously, including those in Spittal Street and West Street.

Adding to the festive atmosphere was the Nativity procession organised by the Methodist Church, the choirs from the junior schools accompanied by Borlase band, the switching on of the town Christmas tree lights together with the Salvation Army playing traditional Christmas music and Nextstage singing Christmas songs in the High St.

The following comments from the Chairman of Wycombe District Council sums up the general feeling of the public and we look forward to repeating the event this year.

"The Chairman of Wycombe District Council, Cllr Alan Hill, has asked me to write to thank you and your team for the hospitality received by the Chairman and his wife during the late night shopping event in Marlow on Thursday, 3rd December 2009.   They thoroughly enjoyed this event, which Cllr Hill said was exactly as a town event at Christmas should be. Please convey their thanks to all concerned in the organisation of the festivities, and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year."

Finally a big thank you goes to all those that helped with the organisation and running of the event and especially to the Wycombe Council Cleansing Department who ensured the High Street was pristine for the following day.