A Bordon trader has called for Forest Centre owner Stockbourne Management to begin planning for next Christmas in a bid to bring more festive cheer to the shopping precinct.
Keatek owner Tony Keats has expressed his anger that the centre had not been decorated with tinsel and fairy lights this Christmas to put shoppers in a festive mood.
A full version of this story will be found in the Bordon Herald of January 5, 2001.