NG5 Arnold Dec/Jan 2022

Tanya About Town
Following the low-key
Christmas of last year, I
think we’re all ready to
embrace the festivities
2021 has to offer. What
better way to celebrate
than to eat, drink and
be merry!
Making headlines for all the
wrong reasons last year, the
Winter Wonderland is back in
Nottingham and with it comes
the chance to enjoy tasty treats
as you soak up the amazing
Christmas atmosphere. Festive
events will also spread to Trinity
Square, where a speciallyconstructed
Christmas Village
with a number of food and drink
options will see visitors entering
via a Christmas Tree-lined
entrance leading to a winterthemed
setting that features
a number of igloo-style glass
domes. (Running until 31st Dec)
Enjoy foodie fun without the
calories at Squire Performing Arts
Centre, Arboretum Street, with
Too Many Cooks At Christmas.
A festive family show full of food
inspired fun and adventure! The
production promises to be a
sizzling, scrumptious show jam
packed with tasty tunes, popping
puppets and a lot of festive
foolery! (19 December)
Fancy a break from the traditional
festive fayre? Enjoy an evening
of Mediterranean and Middle
Eastern Meze with Brazilian
Jazz and Soul music by the
Nayla Yenquis Group at Peggy’s
Skylight. (2 Dec)
For a Christmas dinner with a
difference, We Wish You a Merry
Murder at the Justice Museum
looks worth a visit. It’s 1927.
The roaring twenties show no
sign of slowing down. A dazzling
Christmas party is taking place
in Nottingham’s Shire Hall,
hosted by movie star Frankie
Faulkner. There’s bound to be
trouble… even murder! Join this
evening of intrigue, accusations
and suspicion – complete with
cocktails and laughter. Tickets
also include a three-course
Christmas meal and a welcome
cocktail. (20 Dec)
Finally, why not celebrate with a
Festive Afternoon Tea. There
are several options around.
You could try Slug & Lettuce
who are serving theirs in their
beautiful instagrammable
birdcages; the Lace Market
Hotel are offering seasonal
favourites including turkey and
cranberry sandwiches, apple and
cinnamon scones with mulled
berry jam and mini mince pies; or
Browns whose festive selection
includes sandwiches: prawn and
baby gem lettuce, turkey and
cranberry, cucumber and cream
cheese, heritage hen egg mayo
brioche roll, smoked salmon and
cream cheese on whisky and
thyme oat cake, warm scones
plus mini mince pies, Victoria
sponge, lemon drizzle cake,
almond macarons and chocolate
mousse flowerpots.
Whatever you decide to do,
have a great Christmas!
Tanya is also the editor of
www.nottinghamlive.co.uk
and writes for the Nottigham Post,
Nottingham Now, LeftLion, The Food
& Drink Guide and more, as well as
having her own YouTube channel
and presenting on NG-Digital