Christmas is coming ...

Half-term week is over and this morning Margaret and I cleared all the Halloween decorations away. Beningbrough's open at weekends only now, but behind the scenes the team is working away to prepare for the next big seasonal event. Yes, the run up to Christmas is upon us - and it's hard not to get just a teensy bit excited when decorations are going up!

Reception staff put the Christmas tree up in reception this morning. Here Sue and Jenny are about to get stuck into decorating the outdoor area. 

Christmas greenery is going up around the stable block - there's a lovely smell of pine needles!

Mark and Steve from the garden team have come to fix the greenery in place.

Already looking good.

And not very long later, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ...