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Wight winter wonderland

By Richard Wright

Thursday, December 17, 2009

 

Wight winter wonderland

Jack Byrne, five, throws a snowball at the Nokia Christmas party at Seaclose Park, Newport. Picture by Jennifer Burton.

ON the coldest afternoon of winter this year, snow came to the Island.

Phone giant Nokia imported the snow to Seaclose Park, Newport, on Wednesday as part of its pre-Christmas party for hundreds of Islanders.

The Finnish-style event featuring tons of real snow, Christmas trees, Christmas craft-making for children, warming drinks and snacks and Snowdrop the reindeer and her fawn.

Full story and more pictures in Friday’s County Press.

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