 Do:
- wear a face covering when you're out Christmas shopping - and anywhere where you aren’t able to keep two metres away from other people
- wash your hands before and after going out
- only meet up with people outside of your household or support bubble outdoors, following the rule of six. This means that you can grab a takeaway coffee with friends for a walk and chat outside, but you must go your separate ways to do your shopping
- follow the rules and guidance set out by shops for safe shopping and numbers of people inside and follow the queuing system if they're busy
- order a substantial meal if you want to have an alcoholic drink in a pub. You can order a non-alcoholic drink inside a pub without eating
- look out for our friendly Place Makers around Barnstaple town centre - they're there to remind you about following COVID-19 guidelines and help to keep everyone safe
Don’t:
- meet up with people outside of your household or support bubble inside any shops, pubs or restaurants - you can sit in a pub garden or outside restaurant area with people from different households but the rule of six applies outside too
- get too close to other shoppers. Stay two metres away where possible and make sure you follow the social distancing guidance in stores to maintain a safe distance
- leave all your shopping to the last minute – we know it will be busy but shops will be open later and longer so you don’t need to cram your shopping into the last Saturday before Christmas
Late night shopping returns to the high street
 It's more important than ever that we return to our high streets to support our local shops, cafes, restaurants and leisure facilities; but we need to do so safely. This means making sensible decisions to avoid peak times where possible to enable social distancing.
In addition to the traditional late night shopping in Barnstaple on the Thursdays in December, many shops in our towns will be opening for extended hours during the build up to Christmas - so why not take the opportunity to avoid peak times and shop safely?
The pannier markets are open this festive season
 Barnstaple Pannier Market is now ready to welcome traders and customers back every day right up to Christmas Eve.
South Molton Pannier Market is holding a Christmas market every Thursday and Saturday from now until Christmas. The market is open from 8.30am to 1pm, and packed to the rafters with unique gifts and goodies to suit every taste.
Go along and grab some Christmas goodies and support your local traders in the process!
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Today - Friday 4 December, Combe Christmas will be hosting a Virtual Lighting of the Ilfracombe Lights from their Facebook page!
You'll see lots of familiar faces, enjoy some clips from recent switch-ons, have a singalong and help celebrate what would have been Combe Christmas's 5th anniversary!
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Combe Christmas is calling on residents to join them at 7pm to light up the town - Christmas lights on, come out onto your doorstep and make a noise to celebrate a fabulously festive community switch-on!
Enjoy some festive entertainment at our theatres - safely
The festive period starts even earlier at the Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple, this Christmas!
After months of closure, the Queen’s Theatre is delighted to be opening the doors on Thursday 17 December to present five performances of A Christmas Carol. This is an intimate one-person show starring Jason Merrells (Emmerdale, Waterloo Road, Casualty).
Between 21-31 December Join original Pop Idol Gareth and his Christmas friends, including multi-platinum selling recording artist and Eurovision royalty Nicki French, the hilarious father and son comedy duo Simmons and Simmons and international circus performer Naomi Scott.
There's festive fun to be had at the Landmark too, make sure you don't miss out!
All performances are socially distanced and there are lots of measures in place to make sure you enjoy your trip to the theatre safely.
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Magical showings at Scotts Cinema
You can get your festive fill at the cinema too. Scotts Cinema in Barnstaple is showing magical films such The Nutcracker, performed by The Royal Ballet and a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol starring Carey Mulligan and Daniel Kaluuya.
You can also buy a Scotts gift card as a thoughtful Christmas gift for the film lovers in your life.
Every bit of support you can offer your local cinemas at this time is so important.
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Santa's Grotto returns to Green Lanes... with a difference
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Buzzlewick the elf very much looks forward to welcoming you to this year’s wonderfully festive experience at Green Lanes, Barnstaple.
Buzzlewick will be on hand at the entrance to welcome you and to guide you on your way, through the doors and into a Winter wonderland, you will be able to makes yourselves comfortable inside of an igloo and wait for the telecommunication device to link you up directly to the North Pole, where Santa will be waiting to take your video call.
Through the wonders of North Pole magic, the elves have devised a very special North Pole Portal that very cleverly delivers the child’s gift straight to the igloo.
Safety measures are in place.
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