Ballycommon Christmas Fair

Ballycommon Christmas Fair attracted a huge crowd this year.

Ladies from local groups organised and produced goods and crafts of great variety and impressive skills.

There were home-baked cakes and biscuits, Christmas decorations and cards, quality preserves, figurines, knitted goods, sewn or crocheted baby blankets, patchwork, cushion covers, place mats, gift bags in great variety, too many to mention them all.

The quality of the handcrafts was exemplary.

There are a lot of talented people in this community.

The fair was open on Sunday, December 8, at the community hall from 2-5pm.

By the time the Children's Orchestra performed on stage with many instruments and to great applause, the hall was packed to capacity with individuals and family groups of all ages perusing the stalls.

So many lively exchanges as friends met, filled the hall with buzzing conversation in a joyful atmosphere.

The Christmas Fair was so well attended by Christmas shoppers that €800 was raised to support local charities. There was a raffle and the first prize was a quilt made by Lulu Bergin, with second prize a teddy bear made by Breda O'Meara - both of Ballycommon Craft Group.