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Kelham Christmas cheer
News item | December 2011
The annual Kelham Island Museum Victorian Christmas Market was a hit this weekend with over 15,000 people attending over two days.
Christmas shoppers pounded the cobbled museum streets where over 120 stalls sold seasonal goods to suit every pocket. The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Sylvia Dunkley opened the market.
Councillor Dunkley said: “The Kelham Island Museum Victorian Christmas Market is one of the highlights of Sheffield’s event calendar. It was a real honour to open this year’s Market. "The entire museum which is such a showcase for Sheffield's industrial heritage was bustling with visitors, shoppers and traders alike."It really was a magical experience and certainly put me in a festive mood."
Museum staff and market traders were dressed in traditional Victorian costumes to bring the magical heritage of Kelham Island Museum to life, helping visitors find the perfect stocking filler or unusual gift.
This year’s event had more stalls than ever before. As well as food, crafts and other wares, visitors were also be entertained with fairground rides and onstage performances from local brass bands and choirs.
Niki Connolly, Events and Marketing Officer at Kelham Island Museum said: “After missing last year due to heavy snowfall I think we all had twice as much fun this year to make up for it. What a wonderful event. We went all out to make this year’s Christmas Market bigger and better than ever before. I hope everyone who visited had as great a time as we did. I know everyone certainly looked like they were having fun!”
The Kelham Island Victorian Christmas Market has been a staple part of the Sheffield events calendar for 20 years now. It attracts thousands of visitors who browse the Dickensian themed market and enjoy the traditional Christmas entertainment.
The museums’ ‘Dickensian’ Living History characters wander the cobbled streets and spread Christmas cheer and many visitors come dressed up in their Victorian best!
Jayne Abdy a stall holder from Wentworth Pewter in Sheffield came dressed in her finest Victorian clothes said: "I love coming to Kelham Island Museum Christmas Market now and we always get dressed up to really get in the spirit of the event. It was a terrible shame that it snowed last year but this year's market has really made up it, we’ve had a fantastic time."