A NEW festive-themed shop is set to open in Basingstoke next month.

Full of Christmassy magic, Christmas Time is set to take over the empty unit previously occupied by Zara in Festival Place.

Opening on Monday, October 17, the new shop will sell a range of Christmas decorations for the home including trees, wreaths, garlands, tableware, candles, nutcrackers, a huge range of twinkling lights and gift bags and boxes.

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Sian Fisher, events and community manager at Festival Place, said: “The run-up to Christmas is always magical and we can’t wait for Christmas Time to kick off that fabulous festive feeling this October.

“We have lots of exciting plans in the pipeline for Christmas – watch this space for more details.”

Sarah Carter, owner of Christmas Time, said: “We are very excited to be coming to Festival Place and look forward to welcoming you all to our Christmas wonderland”.

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