A FERMANAGH family have embarked on a trip of a lifetime thanks to NI Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust (NICLT). A group of 44 people, including local health professionals, parents, and 20 brave children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, embarked on a magical trip to Disneyland Paris recently. This special journey, which resumed […]
Christmas tractor run to return to town
THE popular and well-attended Christmas Lights Tractor Run is once again going to return to Enniskillen, with the aim of raising much-needed funds for a potentially life-saving organisation. Over the past two years, the tractor run in the town has raised over £14,500 for the Air Ambulance NI – a registered charity which operates across the […]
Santa forced to tighten his belt as toy costs soar
“It’s hard times for everyone, and I hope that kids cut the big man some slack this year.”
Community spirit saves the day for Santa’s ‘sleigh-by’
THE SPIRIT of Christmas is alive and well in Newtownbutler, where the a community came together to save Santa’s special visit to the village on Sunday after disaster struck. In what has been described as an early Christmas miracle, the community showed the true spirit of the season when a massive operation was mobilised after […]
SANTA CAUGHT UP IN POPPY DAY STORM
PLANS for Santa to appear at Erneside have had to be shelved because of social media complaints that his arrival clashes with Remembrance Day in Enniskillen. Fr Christmas and his reindeers were due to arrive at the centre this Sunday, however when this was announced at the weekend it was branded as “disgraceful” and “totally […]
Christmas Traditions
Although Christmas is celebrated across the world, festive traditions vary widely from region to region. We’ve hand picked a few