🎄 It’s Christmas Day! 🎅

Merry Christmas! Today, we’re bringing you a special Christmas edition filled with festive cheer. We hope you’re enjoying this wonderful day with your loved ones.

In this edition, we’ll share heartfelt messages from notable people, businesses, and organisations in our community—be sure to check them out; yours might be included! Of course, we couldn’t leave out our favourite Christmas jokes, and we’ve also added a fun quiz to test your knowledge of English Christmas traditions.

May you experience the peace and love of God this Christmas. If you have a Christmas message to share, we’d love to hear from you. Send it our way, and we’ll help spread the joy to friends and customers across Broxbourne Borough.

Let’s dive in and celebrate together! 🎁✨

FROM THE COUNCIL AND POLITICAL LEADERS

Broxbourne Council

We would like to wish all of our residents a very Merry Christmas from everyone at Broxbourne Council.

Broxbourne MP Lewis Cocking

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎅🎄

I've been enjoying the lovely Christmas decorations that have sprung up all over Broxbourne in the past few weeks.

LOCAL LOVE COMMUNITIES

Love Cheshunt

Merry Christmas, from us all at Love Cheshunt.

Love Waltham Cross

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Active Local Waltham Cross

Merry Christmas from All of Us! To our amazing community, We want to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!

Whether you're spending the day with family, friends, or enjoying some well-earned downtime, we hope it’s filled with joy, laughter, and love. Thank you for your incredible support throughout the year—it means the world to us!

Here’s to a wonderful festive season and an exciting year ahead!Stay safe, stay warm, and have a magical Christmas!

LOCAL SERVICES

Broxtown Newsletter from Editor-in-Chief

Dear Broxtown Community,

Merry Christmas! As we celebrate this special day, I want to thank you for being part of the Broxtown family. Your support, stories, and contributions have made this year unforgettable.

May your day be filled with joy, love, and laughter, and may the spirit of Christmas bring warmth to your homes and hearts. Here’s to an even brighter year ahead for all of us!

Warm wishes,
Emeka Ogbonnaya
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Broxtown

Broxtown Newsletter Team

Cheshunt Library

We would like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas.

Thank you for your continued support. Hope that you have enjoyed visiting the library during 2024.

Lots more exciting things to look forward to during Hertfordshire Libraries centenary year in 2025.

Hoddesdon Library

Broxbourne Enterprise Centres

🎄 Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Bright New Year! 🎄

Here’s to taking time to recharge, celebrate with loved ones, and look ahead to new opportunities and adventures in 2024. May the holiday season bring you peace, joy, and renewed inspiration for the year to come.

🎁 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Successful New Year! 🎁

B3Living

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Steps2Skills

Merry Christmas

Tiny Toes

From Everyone at Tiny Toes Nursery we wish you all a very merry Christmas. No matter how you choose to celebrate we hope you enjoy your day.

Chexs

Merry Christmas to you all🎅

Enjoy your day. 🤶 Remember to check in with our older generation and those who are on their own today🎄 Share what we have, to those less fortunate than ourselves🎇

Jigsaw Broxbourne

A very Merry Christmas from us all here at Jigsaw Broxbourne! ❄️⛄️

Wishing you all a relaxing and restful time over the holiday period and a healthy and happy 2025!

Family Centre Services / YMCA

It's the most wonderful time of the year! 🎄

May you spread the joy and warmth of the holiday season with loved ones.

Merry Christmas! 🎅❤️

Safe Space Hertfordshire

Merry Christmas to all our young people, schools, colleagues, Safe Space Therapists and volunteer Mentors! 🎄🎅🏻🎁🍫

LOCAL BUSINESSES

Bounce Cheshunt

🎄 Merry Christmas Cheshunt and everyone!

Thank you so much for being so lovely to me this year! Your support really means so much ☺️

Enjoy your day and I hope you have a wonderful time with whatever you’re doing today 😊🎁

RESTAURANTS AND PUBS

Royal Bengal

🎄✨ WISHING YOU A JOYFUL & MAGICAL HOLIDAY SEASON! ✨🎄

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 & HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉

As the year ends, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our amazing customers who made 2024 unforgettable. 🌟

May your holidays be filled with love, laughter, and warmth, and may 2025 bring you endless happiness and success! ❤️

Coffee and Coping

cc.herts

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The Sun Hoddesdon

🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 🎄

Everyone here at The Sun would love to wish you all a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻

We hope you all have a wonderful day! 🤩

Thank you to every one of our guests who have celebrated with us this year 🥂

🎄🎄🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄🎄🎄

Fishy Delishy

This festive season, we’re sending you waves of joy, love, and laughter! 🌊✨ Thank you for making Fishy Delishy part of your celebrations this year – it’s been an absolute pleasure serving you. 🐠🍟

Whether you’re planning a cosy meal or a festive feast, we’re here to make your Christmas even more delicious. 🎅🎁🍽️

Wishing you all the best for the holidays and the year ahead! 💙

fishydelishy

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Nonna’s Kitchen

From our family at Nonna’s Kitchen to yours, we wish you a holiday season filled with love, laughter, and delicious moments! 🎄✨MERRY CHRISTMAS🎅💫

Thank you for being part of our journey this year—we can’t wait to serve you in 2025! ❤️🍝

Dejavu

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🥂☃️

Deja Vu want to wish a very happy christmas and a wonderful new year to all of our customers 💕

We hope you have a wonderful day and we’d love to see you at Deja Vu on new year’s eve!🥰

Maltsters

The Bullshead Turnford

Merry Christmas from our amazing team to you and your families🎄🧑‍🎄

Thank you to our new, old & existing customers. We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year 🥳

Hope to see you all in 2025 🙌

Tish, Chris & The Bulls Head Team -x-

Crocodile Cheshunt

Merry Christmas from all of the team here at the Croc! We hope you’re all having a lovely day with friends and family.

CHRISTMAS JOKES

Jokes to Keep You Giggling! 🎅

At Broxtown, we love a good laugh, especially at Christmas! We’ve collected some of the funniest festive jokes shared by close friends and family to keep the holiday spirit alive. Got a Christmas cracker of your own? Send it our way—we’d love to hear it and feature it in our next edition!

Now, let the laughter begin:

1. Why does Santa go to music school?
To improve his wrapping skills! 🎁🎶

2. What do you call a snowman that tells tall tales?
Froze-anne the Liar! ❄️😂

3. Why don’t Christmas trees ever knit?
They always drop their needles! 🌲🧶

4. What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?
Horn-aments! 🦌✨

5. Why was the turkey at the Christmas party so popular?
Because it was dressed to impress! 🍗🎉

6. How do elves respond when someone tells a bad joke?
“You sleigh me!” 🛷🤣

7. What do you call an elf who runs away from Santa’s workshop?
A rebel without a Claus! 🧝‍♂️🚫🎅

8. Why did the gingerbread man go to the doctor?
He was feeling crumby! 🍪💔

9. How does a snowman get around town?
By riding an “icicle”! 🚴‍♂️❄️

10. What do you get if you cross a Christmas tree with an iPad?
A pine-apple! 🌲🍎

🎅✨ Have a joke to add to our collection? Drop us a line and spread the holiday cheer—your joke could be featured next week!

The Real Reason for the Season ⭐️ 

Over 2,000 years ago, in the small town of Bethlehem, a child was born in the humblest of places—a manger. This child, Jesus Christ, came into the world as a gift of love and hope for all humanity. The angels announced His birth to shepherds in the fields, proclaiming, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.”

Wise men traveled from afar, guided by a bright star, to worship Him and offer gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. His birth marked the beginning of a message that would change the world—a message of peace, love, and salvation.

This story reminds us that Christmas is more than lights, gifts, and festivities. It’s a time to reflect on the greatest gift of all: God’s love, shared through the birth of His Son.

As we celebrate with family and friends, let’s remember this beautiful truth—the reason for the season is Christ. Wishing you peace, joy, and blessings this Christmas Day.

🎄 How Well Do You Know English Christmas Traditions? 🎅

Think you’re an expert on English Christmas customs? Test your knowledge with these festive questions, and send us your answers—we’d love to hear from you!

1️⃣ What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding, and what does finding it symbolize?

2️⃣ Why do people in England hang mistletoe at Christmas, and what are they supposed to do under it?

3️⃣ On what day do many English households pull Christmas crackers, and what fun surprises are typically inside?

Send your answers to us and see if you can be crowned our Christmas Traditions Expert! 🎁✨

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Wishing you a fantastic rest of your day!

Cheers,
The Broxtown Team