Villagers chase away lockdown blues by making their own real-life advent calendar in Milton Keynes

Residents in a village on the outskirts of MK are getting into the festive spirit early and hoping to chase away the lockdown blues.
By Sally Murrer
Published 23rd Nov 2020, 15:03 BST
Updated 23rd Nov 2020, 15:06 BST
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More than 100 people have signed up to take part in Light Up Lavendon by turning a window in their homes into a festive display to form a 'real life' Advent Calendar.

They will be given one specific day, from 1 Dec to 24 Dec, to light up their display and send in a photo or video for the competition, which boasts a first prize of £150 from Richard Bray of James Kendall estate agents.

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Second and third prizes are a meal for four and a free bouncy castle session, provided by local pub The Green Man.

One of the advent windowsOne of the advent windows
One of the advent windows

The uplifting competition has been organised by Lavendon resident Shareen Thompson.

"Winter is here and with the whole lockdown issue I wanted to try and brighten things up," she said.

"There is a very strong community spirit in Lavendon, among both long-term residents and newcomers alike, and the response has been overwhelming."

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