WHITEHILL and Bordon’s Christmas fair, scheduled for tomorrow both inside and outside the Forest Community Centre, is promised to be the "best yet".

The event is being led by voluntary group the Whitehill and Bordon Town Partnership, in conjunction with the Whitehill and Bordon Community Association, which has organised a giant craft fair in the Forest Centre’s hall, which will open at 10am.

The fair will feature a range of crafts including work from potters, embroiderers, card makers, knitters, woodworkers and more mostly local people.

“It always amazes me how much talent we have in the town,” said Forest Community Centre manager Lindsay Kelly.

The centre’s volunteer event team will be manning the cafe area, and this year the team will also be serving homemade soup, hot chocolate with marshmallows and freshly made sandwiches, as well as tasty Christmas goodies.

The Herald is also set to be on hand to serve up some mulled wine.

Outside, the fun starts at 11am. The town’s Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre is co-ordinating a programme of music, song and drama on the stage, which will be set up in the performance area in front of the centre.

This will include songs and acts from the Phoenix Players’ pantomime and The Phoenix Community Choir singing Christmas songs.

There will be stalls and refreshments, bouncy castles and, for the brave, a reindeer rodeo.

Schools will run fund-raising stalls and Fi Edwards, Tesco Bordon’s community champion, will host activities for families.

Millers Ark’s popular petting farm is visiting from Hook and, of course, Santa will be roaming around the site chatting with children and handing out gifts.

Alice Holt Bikes staff will be in the car park across the road offering have-a-go sessions and promoting the new Whitehill and Bordon Community Cycling Club.

And, in St Mark’s Shared Church across the road, there will be Bordon’s first Christmas Tree Festival. Community organisations and small businesses have been invited to decorate a tree in a way that reflects the services they offer.

“This should be a magical display,” said Claire Coxwell, Community Solutions co-ordinator, who is organising the event in partnership with the church.

“It’s also a great way to come and find out about some of the local organisations that operate in the area.”

Chairman of the Whitehill and Bordon Town Partnership Curtis Bone added: “Lots of planning goes into events like these. All we need now is for local people to come along and enjoy themselves.”