Paisley town centre to host a month-long Christmas event

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Paisley town centre will host a month-long Christmas carnival with details announced today of a programme of festive family events designed to drive footfall to local traders throughout December.Renfrewshire Council has organised Paisley’s Christmas in partnership with town centre business improvement district Paisley First, and with Scotland’s Theme Park.The programme will run from Wednesday 30 November to Friday 30 December (excluding Christmas and Boxing Days).

Highlights include:An ice-rink in County Square, plus funfair rides along Gilmour Street and Central Way, run by Scotland’s Theme Park, open seven days a weekPaisley First’s Christmas market featuring local traders on the High Street (Friday to Sunday) with free activities including Paisley’s Christmas Gingerbread Trail, reindeer and children’s street entertainers every weekend in December.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here.An additional programme of free family events at various town centre venues, with details to be confirmed soon and The Paisley Centre will also be hosting a Santa’s GrottoThe programme will include a moment to mark the switch-on of the town’s Christmas lights, with details of that to be confirmed.

The ice rink requires to be booked in advance – tickets will be on sale from Friday 30 September via www.paisley.isRenfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the