Popular annual Milton Keynes Christmas event to take a break this year

Angels at the Abbey, held at Bradwell Abbey, is taking a year off to allow organisers some “space to plan for future events.”

It is organised by the team at the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre, which manages and maintains the Bradwell Abbey monument and site, in collaboration with the city council.

The Discovery Centre has been approached for further comment about the decision but explained in a Facebook post: “We have taken the decision to take a break from Angels at the Abbey this year to give ourselves some space to plan for future events.

“We put our hearts and souls into running our seasonal events and do so on very limited staff resources.

“We apologise to anyone who was looking forward to it, but we’ll be back next year with another magical, family-friendly experience for you to look forward to!”

Last year’s Angels at the Abbey event featured a Father Christmas and Snow Queen Experience, where children were able to meet Father Christmas and Mrs Christmas and receive a gift, take a journey through the abbey’s buildings to find the Christmas Mouse, and then meet the ice elves and Snow Queen.

Angels at the Abbey also featured free arts and crafts activities, as well as a Christmas market featuring a range of independent stalls selling Christmas gifts and street food.

Bradwell Abbey is the site and remains of a medieval Benedictine Priory and is a scheduled ancient monument.

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