CHRISTMAS in the middle of the year has become a custom in many Australian towns, usually run by the senior citizens clubs, local pubs or in this case the Kelvin Grove Village in Nagambie.

For the past few years the Kelvin Grove Village has held a Christmas in June or July event which has been a popular annual winter fun time.

This year it was held on Sunday, June 23 in their Village hall.

Some of the residents set up the hall with festive table settings, decorations and a Christmas tree and a delicious Christmas feast for afternoon tea was brought along by all the guests.

The afternoon kicked off with local soloist John Smith singing some Christmas songs, and then he branched out into country music and rock and roll during the afternoon.

The popular person in red, Santa’s helper, made a surprise visit and handed out some Santa treats to the guests.

Thanks to Santa for allowing one of his helpers to come down from the North Pole for a mid-winter visit to the Village.

Four Village residents tried their hand at wrapping up a large box for a Christmas gift game and John Smith sang some music for the reindeer hokey pokey and the musical dress ups bag game.

Resident Margaret Rea and her five guests shared the limelight with their Christmas head pieces and body actions to the Hokey Pokey song.

Thanks to all who took part in these activities, they all looked like they were having such fun.

Thanks to the village fundraising earlier this year; their funds were able to buy some of the party food and drinks.

But special thanks was extended to the residents and guests who brought along some scrumptious afternoon tea to share and the willingness to have some fun doing some crazy games.

It was a great way to spend a couple of hours on a cold afternoon.

Raffle and lucky door prizes were drawn at the end of the afternoon and thanks were extended to John Smith for his delightful entertainment, and to all who supported the Village winter occasion.

The pleasant afternoon proved that one sure way to enjoy a winter’s Sunday afternoon is to gather together some folk who enjoy having a singalong, some fun, a laugh and plenty of great food and fellowship.