IN PICTURES: A look back at Christmas celebrations in Mansfield and Ashfield in the noughties

By Shelley Marriott

Published 13th Dec 2023, 11:14 BST

Updated 13th Dec 2023, 11:14 BST

As Christmas fast approaches we are heading back to the mid-noughties to Christmas festivities including light switch-ons, school performances and charity events.

Are you one of the children in the school pictures?

Did you sing carols at a light switch-on?

Take a trip down memory lane and see who you can spot in our retro gallery.

Staff at Wilburns Pet shop Kirkby getting ready for Christmas in 2006 pictured from the left are Jennie Kyte, Tony Kyte, John Walton owner and Maureen Fearn

1. Wilburns Pet Shop

Staff at Wilburns Pet shop Kirkby getting ready for Christmas in 2006 pictured from the left are Jennie Kyte, Tony Kyte, John Walton owner and Maureen Fearn Photo: Angela Ward

Pupils at Park Infant and Nursery School in Shirebrook put together shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in 2006, pictured are some of the youngsters who took part, back row from the left; Owen Plasto 5, Declan Booth 6, Carley Adcock 5, Gareth Davies 6 and Maddie Perry 7.
Front row from the left; Stevie-Jo Haynes 4, Charlotte Booth 5, Tiela Cruse 5 and Lucy Westby 6.

2. Park Infant and Nursery School

Pupils at Park Infant and Nursery School in Shirebrook put together shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in 2006, pictured are some of the youngsters who took part, back row from the left; Owen Plasto 5, Declan Booth 6, Carley Adcock 5, Gareth Davies 6 and Maddie Perry 7. Front row from the left; Stevie-Jo Haynes 4, Charlotte Booth 5, Tiela Cruse 5 and Lucy Westby 6. Photo: jane.hilton

Mansfield Christmas Lights switch-on.
Did you go?

3. 2006

Mansfield Christmas Lights switch-on. Did you go? Photo: Tony Stocks

Staff and pupils at Sutton's Leamington School pictured during the recording of their Christmas CD

4. Leamington School

Staff and pupils at Sutton's Leamington School pictured during the recording of their Christmas CD Photo: Roger Grayson

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