Two Christmas festivals in Amersham are right around the corner.

The festive season will kick off in style this year with two festivals bringing people together over entertainment, food and markets.

First up is the Old Amersham Christmas Festival and market on Friday, December 1 from 4pm until 8pm with a celebrity guest switching on the lights. 

Now the mystery guest has been revealed as the Welsh TV and radio presenter Gabby Logan MBE.

Bucks Free Press: Gabby Logan, a former rhythmic gymnast, hosted Final Score on BBC Sport until 2013.Gabby Logan, a former rhythmic gymnast, hosted Final Score on BBC Sport until 2013. (Image: Newsquest)

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She will switch on the Christmas tree lights at 6pm at the Market Hall, followed by Christmas carols by St Mary’s Primary School pupils.

The Amersham-on-the-Hill Christmas Festival on Saturday, December 2 from 10am until 5pm is set to be ‘blooming’ brilliant with the award-winning Amersham in Bloom volunteers doing the light switching honours approximately at 4.30-4.50pm. 

Sycamore Road will close for the market and entertainment. 

Bucks Free Press: Comedian Alex Horne switched on the lights in Amersham-on-the-Hill last year.Comedian Alex Horne switched on the lights in Amersham-on-the-Hill last year. (Image: Michael Wheatley/ThePhotographyShed)