Christmas Wellington Style

There was a Christmas Parade today which was the shortest I have seen for a while BUT the additional entertainment available in the heart of town was fab...There was an ice skating rink and a "snow" gun centre (pic) which looked fantastic fun (wet too).No idea what the snow was made of but nobody looked like they cared anyway. It was 19 C at the time.
The extra is the Christmas "Boss" making a short appearance before returning North...or is it South? 
There were entertainment centres all over the area with bands, dancing children and a wonderful idea of a "Remembrance Tree" where you could tie your own yellow ribbon.