AN array of Christmas festivities are taking place at Dickens Yard, Ealing Broadway, in collaboration with Make it Ealing.

Taking centre stage, at 5pm on Saturday (24), the lights to a spectacular Christmas tree will be switched on by pupils from Christ the Saviour C of E Primary School.

MC for the evening will be Angelica Bell, TV and radio presenter and winner of 2017 Celebrity MasterChef.

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Dickens Yard will also host a Christmas market, 11am-6pm, in Elizabeth Square, operated by Eat Me Drink Me, offering street food, cocktails and beer.

A craft area, hosted by Make it Ealing, will offer free face-painting for children and a masterclass in decorating Christmas cards and baubles.

In addition, Ealing Broadway Ward, led by Cllr Seema Kumar, will host a silent auction of heritage street signs with all proceeds going to Ealing Street Pastors and Ealing Soup Kitchen.

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