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🔒 Experience the joy of Wild Adventures Christmas
Read full article: 🔒 Experience the joy of Wild Adventures ChristmasThis Christmas, breathe in the peppermint and immerse yourself in the spirit of the season aboard the all-new candy cane Express at Wild Adventures’ biggest and brightest holiday celebration ever. Journey among over a million brilliant lights, and wonder the glittering light trail in a wilderness of wonder like no other. Get your photo with Santa and marvel at a 5-story animated Christmas Tree!
‘Tree-cycling’ encouraged in St. Johns County to produce mulch for parks
Read full article: ‘Tree-cycling’ encouraged in St. Johns County to produce mulch for parksHelp reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and recycle your Christmas tree with St. Johns County’s Christmas Tree-cycling Program!
Official Christmas tree lights up James Weldon Johnson Park on Wednesday
Read full article: Official Christmas tree lights up James Weldon Johnson Park on WednesdayThe City of Jacksonville will hold its annual event and Christmas tree lighting ceremony at James Weldon Johnson Park on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus
Read full article: UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virusShoppers wear face masks as they walk in Regent Street, ahead of the new Tier-4 restriction measures, in London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings cannot go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb rapidly spreading infections. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot proceed with Christmas as planned,” Johnson said. While London fared relatively well in controlling the virus throughout the fall, the city now has the highest infection rates in England. The move will largely scrap Christmas gatherings in line with the rules for southern England.
Want a live Christmas tree? Hurry up because they’re going fast
Read full article: Want a live Christmas tree? Hurry up because they’re going fastThe year 2020 has been one for the books and many families started decorating for Christmas a little early this year, even before Thanksgiving. Severts Tree Farm has multiple locations around Northeast Florida providing the community with big and small Christmas trees. Clint Nordon is an arborist who operates the tree lot in Mandarin and says this year has been astronomical. “It has been very welcoming, but the greatest turnout that we’ve seen in years,” said Nordon. “That’s part of uplifting spirits.”So, if you’re in the market for a real Christmas tree this season, you might want to head on out to your local tree lot and find the perfect fit for your family before they’re all gone.