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The Merchant’s House Christmas Shop – now open

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Marlborough’s Mayor, Mark Cooper just about to enter The Merchant’s House to declare the Christmas Room open. Flanked by (l-r) Anthony Cohen, Trustee and Shop Director, Alison Galvin Wright, Chair of the Trustees and Jessica Taylor, Shop Manager

He’s been pretty busy this week. No, not Santa but Marlborough’s Mayor, Councillor Mark Cooper.

Yesterday, Wednesday 27 October he was at The Merchant’s House to declare their 2021 Christmas Room open.

Marlborough Mayor, Cllr Mark Cooper making sure that the card machine in The Merchant’s House Christmas Room was working OK

In the presence of the Chair of the Trustees, Alison Galvin-Wright, Shop Director and Trustee, Anthony Cohen and The Merchant’s House Shop Manager, Jessica Taylor Cllr Cooper made sure that everything was working, even trying out the card machine in the first floor Christmas Room to make sure that was operating properly as well.

“It’s been a difficult year – or eighteen months” said Trustee Chair, Alison Galvin Wright”. “But we are very pleased that our Christmas Room is now open”, adding that “The Room will be open, seven days every week until 24 December”.

Mayor, Cllr Cooper enjoyed looking at all the goods on show and said it was “just the place to do some Christmas shopping”.   “I’m sure that I’ll be back, very soon” he added.

  • Marlborough Mayor, Cllr Mark Cooper with Trust Chair Alison Galvin-Wright in The Christmas room
  • Marlborough Mayor, Cllr Mark Cooper greets Trust Chair Alison Galvin-Wright at the front door of The Merchant’s House shop
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