"Guess who's back?" - The Christmas Shop returns to Cascades as fantastical festive shop brings the merriment
With pumpkins lining the streets awaiting bin collections and the sound of fireworks still ringing in the ears, it can mean only one thing.
For some Christmas officially starts when the Coca-Cola advert appears, while others ignore it until December. However, for many in Portsmouth, Christmas begins when the popular Christmas Shop appears in Cascades Shopping Centre.
If that is you, then it’s time to get the tinsel out. Keiley McKeowen has been running the Christmas Shop with her family for the past 15 years with the store returning to Kingswell Path where it was also located last year.
The opening was announced on the store’s Facebook page with the doors opening on October 25. The post said: “Guess who’s back? The Christmas shop is open today .You can find us back in Kingswell Path.”
The shop sells an extensive range of festive decorations and gifts, from tinsel to elf on the shelf, and wrapping paper to baubles.
Video of The News’ visit to the Christmas Shop last year can be found embedded in this article.