Magdalen Road Christmas Fair 2016

Magdalen Road was closed for the afternoon of Saturday 3rd December 2016 for the annual Christmas Fair

Announced for passers-by to see

The road was closed from the traffic lights ...

... to the junction with Denmark Road

In between were rows of stalls,

more stalls,

and more stalls,

and some were brightly coloured

The local shops had their own stalls

True to its ethical roots, Leela reused an old display stand for its socks

The panettone was imported; the apricot harvest in St Leonard's was a little sparse

Fish in a roll - enough to feed 5,000?

St Leonard's church offered DIY Christmas Cards

Bright decoration

Street entertainment

Getting into the Christmas spirit; lots of Christmas jumpers were on show

Soft toys on sale

... and children's clothes.

Delicatessen delights

Tombola

Mulled wine

Stop, admire cards, and visit the shop to look at clocks

Stall-holders had bright hats

and so did shoppers and the stalls; it was a cold afternoon

So you might like some mulled wine

 

... or hot chocolate.

Even the ATM did a roaring trade!

Pink and purple colours were in fashion at Oliver's Bakery

and in the Advent socks

One of the many craft stalls

Empty chairs - not for long!

Colourful crafts and backpacks

Election Results in St Leonard's 2016

In the city council elections on May 5th 2016, the totals of votes cast were as follows in the newly formed ward of Newtown and St Leonard's:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
BRANSTON Richard Arthur	Labour Party	1725	Yes
CHEESEWRIGHT Andrew	Green Party Candidate	371	No
HOLDSTOCK Jacqueline Barbara	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	172	No
LANDYMORE James	Liberal Democrat	244	No
MILBURN Tom	Green Party Lead Candidate	416	No
MURPHY John	Conservative Party Candidate	755	No
POWELL Joe	Green Party Candidate	276	No
SHIEL Norman	Conservative Party Candidate	816	No
SMITH Dave	Independence From Europe	104	No
SPACKMAN Roger David	Labour Party	1448	Yes
VIZARD Natalie Jane	Labour Party	1562	Yes
WARNER Stephanie	Conservative Party Candidate	676	No

The turnout in the election was 43.93% This was the third highest turnout of the 13 wards being contested in these elections - Well done Newtown and St Leonard's!  But last year we were the top, so next time, we must do better - Heavitree (44.67%) and Pinhoe (45.53%) were just ahead this year.