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A large crowd gathered outside of Saint Mary’s Church for the final night of the Living Advent, and with another bumper night of charitable donations (this time with donations being divided between the Mayor’s 3 charities – Teenage Wilderness Trust; Thames Valley Animal Welfare; Oxfordshire Mind), the total fundraising of the Living Advent across the 24 nights broke the £5,000.00 barrier, which is a fabulous achievement, given that the event has not previously surpassed £4,000.00...

One of the biggest audiences of the year assembled in Falaise Square on “Christmas Eve Eve” for night 23 of the Living Advent. Falaise Square had been transformed into a colourful padded makeshift gymnasium, with partners for the evening Chocolate Theatre Café serving up some mince pies, and the lighting being added to by the flashing blue lights of the Community First Responder vehicle, courtesy of the charity partner for the evening....

Wind and rain did not stop an audience of around 80 people gathering in Falaise Square for night 22 of the Living Advent last night. They were rewarded for their efforts and spirit with some delicious warming Indian Cuisine from award winning Cookcurry Club, who were partners for the evening....