THE taste of Christmas is coming early for Greggs lovers in Basingstoke as fans are given the ultimate opportunity to buy the Festive Bake up to a full week before the rest of the country.

Basingstoke is one of just 20 locations across the UK with this golden opportunity, chosen for its proven love of the Festive Bake over the years.

Residents can vote for the highly-anticipated treat to arrive in their local Greggs before it goes on sale nationwide.

A week of voting will result in the top five lucky locations being granted early access to the iconic Christmas product, up to a week before its national launch in November.

Voting is now open in the top 20 best-selling Festive Bake towns and cities across the UK.

The winning location will be the first to have the Festive Bake on sale on Friday 1st November in one of its shops. The tour will then head to each of the other four cities each day leading up until the nationwide launch.

Fans can also nominate themselves to represent Basingstoke’s pastry passion and transport an Olympic-style Festive Bake torch to signify the start of Christmas in each shop. They will also be awarded with an exclusive Greggs gift card.

To vote for Basingstoke visit www.christmasstartshere.co.uk.