Victoria Square, Penarth – December 2024
THIS EVENT HAS NOW ENDED BUT WILL RETURN IN DECEMBER 2025
Can you find all the twinkle lights and track down the hiding elves?…
Set up in 2020 during the covid pandemic, the Victoria Square Twinkle Trail was designed to help parents get their kids outside and interacting with the natural world during the coldest and darkest months. Using copper wired battery powered lights and the wood from last years’ Christmas trees it’s designed to have a minimal impact on the natural environment… though the squirrels sometimes have other ideas!
In 2024, the trail ran from Friday 29 November to Tuesday 24 December and the lights were on from 2pm to 7pm daily during that time. The aim is to find all 24 little lights. Each light has a wooden tag attached with an object and a number. The 4 Victoria Square elves had hidden themselves by each of the entrances to the square. If you found them, they each have a wooden tag too but theirs will tell you their secret names… fill out the trail form (available from Foxy’s Deli on Victoria Road for a £3 donation to Friends of Victoria Square) and return it to Foxy’s to receive a Christmas gift from the elves.
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Notes for parents:
A torch will be useful. Particularly for spotting elves who are quite good at hiding! We’d say the best time to do the trail is late afternoon / twilight. It can be muddy, so wellies are good too.
The lights should be on from 14.00-19.00. There’s always a possibility things might get moved or wander slightly. We check daily but please accept our apologies in this case. The lights should be out of children’s reach as they’re designed to be prickly to deter squirrel attack!
Any queries – please email VictoriaPrimaryPTAChristmas@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to help.
Finally – we’d love your feedback! We’re looking at making more events like this and welcome comments and opinions. Check out the shortcuts to our instagram and facebook feeds above or fill out the comment page below.
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