Ringwood’s Gingerbread House – not for eating!

Santa and his elves are on their way to Ringwood’s Furlong and what a delightful home they will be given when they arrive.

Rose Perry, the craft instructor at the Stable Family Trust in Bisterne has been busy since the summer creating a wonderful gingerbread house.

The finishing touches are being made at this very moment.  Appetising giant chocolate buttons, huge pink wafer biscuits, marshmallows and a door made out of plate-sized smarties will certainly be the talk of the town.

Visitors will find Santa in his Gingerbread House on Saturdays and Sundays 6 and 7, 13 and 14, 20 and 21 December, talking to children and giving out freshly baked gingerbread men.

Children can visit free of charge, but are requested not to eat parts of the house or poor Santa will be homeless.  Instead they can post their letters to him in the special North Pole Post Box.

Visitors to the whimsical house are invited to make a small, donation to the Stable Family Trust charity for children with special needs. 

The gingerbread house will be finished off with floral swags by Ringwood Floral Society, toys and Christmas stockings. It will be a delight to see.