Are you ready for this? 😃 With only a few days to go we’re in the mood for celebrating, so let’s explore the magic with some more of Sunday’s stall holders: buff.ly/46EsSmT Make sure you’re in Dorking on Sunday to join in the festive fun. #VeryDorkensianChristmas

♻️🎄 Have Yourself a Merry Eco Christmas 🎄♻️ First day of Advent! The time to be filled with joy & celebration, but it can be the season of a lot of unintended waste! Check out our eco suggestions rb.gy/fxttec. Shop Eco, Shop local, get creative, make do and mend

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A VERY DORKENSIAN CHRISTMAS 🎄 🎩 Our team dressed in Dickensian outfits and took the streets yesterday, shouting about our upcoming shows but first they stopped off at the Kings Arms the very pub Dickens mentions in Little Dorrit. A perfect photo opportunity!

It’s all going according to plan, right?🎄♻️ We’ve all done an emergency trip to the supermarket for a few extra items, just in case! Only to find we have far too many mince pies How about this year we write our plans down. See our leaflet for more ideas rb.gy/fxttec

Fabulous Charity 😍

CircularDorking is now offering in-person home energy surveys, which include infrared images of heat leaks (1 photo = 1000 words!). See: circulardorking.org.uk/2023/12/05/fre…. We are collaborating with Zero Carbon Guildford and other groups to help cover most of Surrey.

Another fabulous local business 🥰 Hello Dorking

Well done to the children in Year 5, who created such a delightful range of decorations for our St Martin's C of E Primary, Dorking Christmas Tree and thank you to Dorking residents who voted for us. Ours is the one in the middle. It smells as good as it looks, with orange and cinnamon decorations.

Welcome to your weekly Friday update. Head to our Facebook page Hello Dorking to find out what’s happening in and around Dorking this weekend. Have a wonderful weekend. Send us your upcoming events to be included in our weekly update #FridayUpdate #WhatsOn

Shop Local this Christmas Hello Dorking

🎄 Sustainable gift idea - naediggity refilling station🎄♻️ Refill cleaning products still here in Dorking! Pop into Renee’s for refillable hand soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, washing up liquid, household cleaner and more! Plus pressies for Crimble! rb.gy/fxttec

𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻 & 𝟯𝘁𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 SegenSolar (Pty) Ltd Ltd partners with 3ti for #Papilio3, a solar car park & EV hub at its new Kent facility. This collaboration enhances Segen's site, offering sustainable #EV charging to employees and visitors!

Crazy busy day for FoodFloat today. Interesting headgear!! Restocking & getting ready for a busy Saturday. Then next week is the BIG one with alcohol licence for Friday 22nd Dec (Maddie’s mulled wine & FF gin etc) & turkey flinging (delivery) on 23rd. #LoveLocal #shoplocal

Come and savour the delicious food and drink on offer in Dorking this Christmas! 🥂 With the festive season round the corner, foodie gifts make the perfect present, and Dorking’s selection of food shops and stalls offer many mouth-watering treats. 😋

Be sure to watch our new short film ‘How can we redesign the future of fashion’ part of the #Fashion Redressed’ series, presented by Global Fashion Agenda and produced for by BBC StoryWorks. Available to watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=aqwNLS… #MakeFashionCircular

Have you explored all 9 of our #InspiringViews artworks? Discover sculptures across the #SurreyHills & experience the landscape in a new way – from dense woodland, to open hill tops & protected heathlands. surreyhillsarts.org/permanent-work…

Even the potatoes were getting in a festive mood at the FoodFloat market stall this week. #christmasshopping #Dorking #Surrey #SustainableLiving

♻️🎄 It's a wrap!🎄♻️ Let's go sustainable this wrapping season! To everyone who has not wrapped pressies yet. Please consider choices that mean we all contribute less to the thousands of miles of wrapping paper discarded in the UK after Christmas. rb.gy/fxttec

♻️🎄Light it up - for a bit🎄♻️ We use lots of electricity at Christmas. The twinkling lights make us think of the festive season but they perhaps don't need to be on while everyone's asleep? If everyone saves a little it becomes a big saving overall! rb.gy/fxttec