A VICTORIAN Christmas festival will see lucky winners jet off on a holiday to New York.

The festival, on Sunday, November 2, is in Barnoldswick, and the dream ticket of a weekend for two in the Big Apple is the star prize in a charity raffle.

The day has been organised by members of Barnoldswick Chamber of Trade, and is set to be an even bigger success than a similar event last year.

Chamber chairman Stuart Cawthorne said: "We've artistes performing all around the town centre and there's going to be a Victorian carousel at the corner of Frank Street and Rainhall Road."

A town crier, brass band music and a fancy dress parade will all add to the atmosphere.

Proceeds from the raffle and a £1 festival programme will go to local charities.

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