With many thanks to: The German embassy Press Release German Christmas Market Bristol 2001 The German Christmas Market or "Weihnachtsmarkt" will be held this year on the Centre Promenade, central Bristol. Bristol, November 16 th to December 23 rd 2001 The Market: For this event, there will be a traditional, romantic German-style Christmas market with 30 stands. Every stand will be a solid log-cabin style wooden hut, which will be beautifully embellished with Christmas decorations by the individual traders. Mulled wine, gingerbread, food specialities, craft products, Christmas tree and household decorations and articles suitable as presents will be on offer, not to mention delicious food and drink from Germany. Scattered Christmas trees, 'Santa Claus', hanging decorations and Christmas music will add to the atmosphere. The Market Place: 1. Right in the heart of Bristol City centre, around the modern water feature on the Centre Promenade at Broadmead. Surrounded by the shops and restaurants of Harbourside, within a short walk of the yacht harbour and just opposite the Hippodrome night club. This is the first time that a German Christmas Market has been presented at this venue, in previous years it has been at Castle Park and on a smaller scale. On the 16th of November the first phase of the market will start with 10 stalls. This is part of Bristol City Councils Christmas lighting-up ceremony on the 17th. The main market starts on the 26th with many more stalls. Opening times are from 10am to 8pm every day including weekends. For further details of this event, and pictures of last year's market, please see www.german-christmas-market.co.uk. NOTES TO EDITORS Stalls on the German Christmas Market are: 1 Albert Wax. hand-made candles and accessories 2 Allgaeuer Kaesehuettes. cheeses, black-forests hams, smoked sausage, mulled wine 3 Met Jonas. warmed Met (Honywine), honey, honey- products 4 German Gift Shop. Erzgebirgische craft products & carvings 5 Greier. warm sugar-almonds, gingerbreads, nuts, candy floss, candied fruits 6 Vetter. Schupfnudelns, cheese nudels 7 Joachim Schulze. doorplates with engraving on ceramics, Gifts 8 German Gift Shop. Hot drinks (non Alcoholic) 9 German Gift Shop. fast-foods, bratwurst and german specialities 10 Weingut Kochems. mulled wine, bottled wine 11 Muller. Hot Maronis (Chestnuts) 12 Silver Magic. hand-made silver-decorations 13 Capricon. Christmas tree decorations 14 Raabe. Quality german christmas- tablecloth and high quality regular tablecloth 17 Schoberths. mulled wines, and hot-lemon drink 18 Dschungelbande. Perlsack dolls 19 Goldschmiede. gold - and silver decorations and jewellery 20 Onnebrink. portable sundials 21 Jurrat. steel-designs 22 Thomas. lambswool products 23 Schummers. caps, scarfs, gloves 24 Just Trends. Fantasy decorations 25 Puppetland. Hand- and Finger puppets 26 German Tourist Board & the German Embassy 27 Gorry Fantasy. candles and light-houses 28 German Gift Shop. musical instruments 29 Meyvelli. Nativity mangers, Christmas-tree-decorations 30 V & V trade-agency. Collectors teddybears 31 Gray´s Land. handicrafts from clay 32 Afken. silks, velvet, feathers, Accessories 32 Natus. Wind-lights. 34 Van der Heusen. fashion-jewellery 35 German Gift Shop. Glass blowing 36 Pietrowskis. Christmas-tablecloths, window-pictures THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS AND PR COMPANIES, WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS MARKET COPYRIGHT 2000 AGP PROMOTIONS FAX: +44 870 125 243