The businesses in Braintree town centre with the most popular Christmas window displays have been announced following a public vote on Braintree District Council’s Facebook page.
The top three businesses that received the most votes for their window received hampers with Christmas treats and local produce sponsored by Mulberry Homes.
The Natural Way Independent Health Store won first place for its hand painted window display spanning all of the front facing windows depicting a cosy fireplace, wildlife and Father Christmas.
Second place was another hand painted display at Mack’s Barbers which featured The Grinch and third was G Collins & Sons Funeral Directors who had a 3D snowman and snowballs against a winter backdrop.
Twenty businesses in the town took part in the competition with their windows prepared ahead of the Braintree Christmas Market which took place on 25 November, residents had three weeks to cast their votes for their favourite. Almost one and a half thousand votes were cast in the competition.
Braintree District Council Chairman, Cllr Diana Garrod, presented the hampers to the winners on Tuesday 19 December.
Cllr Garrod said: “I am so impressed by the effort put into the Christmas window displays throughout the town. It was a pleasure to meet and congratulate the winners and find out more about the effort behind them. It has added to the Christmas feel in the town and I’m sure has been appreciated by the visitors to the town”.
