EVERYONE is invited to Overton Christmas market this weekend to see Santa's grotto and receive handmade gifts. 

The market will be on Saturday, November 26, in the Overton Community Centre forecourt where there will be a variety of stalls selling treats including doughnuts and food from Café Pueblo.

Guests can also expect beverages from Caviste and Bombay Sapphire, plus gifts and homewares from Overton Interiors, art by Jo South and much more at the market. 

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Beyond the stalls will be Santa’s Grotto where children can visit Father Christmas. It must be pre-booked, and Santa will be giving out handmade gifts upcycled from the old wooden doorframe of the old Lloyds bank building that is now Screamnink. 
Basingstoke Gazette: Carol singers at the Overton Christmas market last year.Carol singers at the Overton Christmas market last year. (Image: Overton Business Association)

The large Christmas tree that is now up within the community centre ready for the Christmas market was sponsored generously by Caviste, Claws N Paws, Overton Man Cave and Wessex Insurance Brokers and Parnell.

Instead of a formal meeting, Overton Business Association are also set to hold a Christmas social on December 1 where they will speak to and support fellow business owners.