Inside Salisbury: Christmas Window Decorating Competition

Fisherton Street businesses battle it out in the name of charity

By Annette J Beveridge

THE ANNUAL Fisherton Street Window Decorating competition took place this week with a rather special princess presenting the winning prizes.

This year, 35 businesses took part in the competition and Lottie Mae O’Kill, currently starring as Princess Stella in Wiltshire Creative’s Sleeping Beauty awarded the prizes to Esdon Architecture and Mylor and Mawes. Each winner received a certificate and £50 donated to a charity of their choice by Fisherton Street Traders.

The theme was Salisbury City of Stars.

Managing Director of Fisherton Mill, Deborah Fox, said “We were thrilled to have our neighbours at Wiltshire Creative’s Salisbury Playhouse come along to award the prizes in our window decorating competition this year. With Fisherton Street having such a wide range of small and large shops it was the perfect occasion to give a warm welcome to shoppers this festive season.”

Esdon Architecture displayed handmade stars from large-scale architectural paper plans, repurposed as window decorations, to create a vibrant display. Its chosen charity is the Stars Appeal.

Mylor and Mawes used their own furniture decorated in Christmas colours to fill their display which made for a festive and homely but stylish look and chose Julia’s House charity.

Both businesses won due to their great attention to detail and creativity, with a thoughtful connection to their own business highlighted in their decorations.

The competition was organised again by Fisherton Street Traders.

Wiltshire Creative stated it was proud to support Salisbury’s local independent businesses on Fisherton Street and to also spread the panto cheer this festive season.

Photo credit: Wiltshire Creative

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