A day of celebrating all things Telford is set to take place at the end of November to kick off Christmas in style.

Telford Day is a day to come together to celebrate Telford on Saturday 29 November. The new town of Telford was formed on this date in 1968 and there are lots of ways residents can get involved in the first Telford Day celebrations.

The Made In Telford Christmas Makers Market will launch Telford Day on 29 November and will be open from 10am in Southwater featuring local artisan crafts.  Alongside the market, the Christmas Yurt will have activities on throughout the day including a film screening of Cinderella with children’s activities from 10.30am. Creative Workshops will take place from 2pm – 4pm and from 5.30pm the Telford Day Lantern Parade will start from Telford Town Park Visitor Centre ending in Southwater. There will be lanterns, music, an illuminated cycle ride and the winning Telford Day flag will be processed as part of the parade. There will also be live music in the evening from 7pm in the Christmas Yurt.

There will be activities and music in the Christmas Yurt right through until Sunday 7 December including wreath-making workshops, free live music events, Jazz Sunday afternoon sessions, film screenings and much more. The Telford Memories Coffee Morning will be a great opportunity to share memories of the things residents love about Telford.

Telford Day will also feature the new Telford flag being raised.

The Telford Flag competition was launched in June directly with schools within the Borough and more than 1000 children took part. Judges whittled the entries down to the final four designs and the public have been voting in their thousands for their favourite design.

The winning flag will be raised in Southwater on Telford Day as a focal point for the celebrations. Voting for the Telford Flag is open until Sunday 2 November and the link to vote is here.