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| In pictures: Postbox toppers deliver festive cheer in the south | In pictures: Postbox toppers deliver festive cheer in the south |
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| This snowman topper created by Didcot-based yarn-bomber, Yarnsy, can be found on Haydon Road in Didcot | This snowman topper created by Didcot-based yarn-bomber, Yarnsy, can be found on Haydon Road in Didcot |
| If you have been out to post a letter lately you might have noticed your postbox looking more festive - and cosy - than usual. | If you have been out to post a letter lately you might have noticed your postbox looking more festive - and cosy - than usual. |
| Christmas-themed crocheted postbox toppers have been popping up across villages, towns and cities ahead of the big day. | Christmas-themed crocheted postbox toppers have been popping up across villages, towns and cities ahead of the big day. |
| They feature Santa's, robins, reindeer, wise men, Christmas trees. You name it - anything festive. | They feature Santa's, robins, reindeer, wise men, Christmas trees. You name it - anything festive. |
| Here is a selection of some of this year's woolly creations across the south. | Here is a selection of some of this year's woolly creations across the south. |
| A double dose of festive cheer outside Waitrose, Locks Heath near Fareham | A double dose of festive cheer outside Waitrose, Locks Heath near Fareham |
| This Christmas tree has sprouted up in the Baffins area of Portsmouth | This Christmas tree has sprouted up in the Baffins area of Portsmouth |
| A topper in Burton, near Christchurch, even features a mini crocheted postbox | A topper in Burton, near Christchurch, even features a mini crocheted postbox |
| Santa has appeared on Henley High Street's postbox | Santa has appeared on Henley High Street's postbox |
| Knitsy of Wantage has created this excellent Christmas topper | Knitsy of Wantage has created this excellent Christmas topper |
| The topper in Mill Street, Wantage is also a tribute to the local flour mill behind, which is closing down | The topper in Mill Street, Wantage is also a tribute to the local flour mill behind, which is closing down |
| Santa appears stuck inside this postbox in Basingstoke | Santa appears stuck inside this postbox in Basingstoke |
| Santa, another Yarnsy creation, is on the Broadway in Didcot outside the sorting office | Santa, another Yarnsy creation, is on the Broadway in Didcot outside the sorting office |
| The wise men have popped up on the postbox on Gudge Heath Lane, Fareham | The wise men have popped up on the postbox on Gudge Heath Lane, Fareham |
| Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Santa feature on this festive topper in Market Place, Abingdon | Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Santa feature on this festive topper in Market Place, Abingdon |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog have flown in to Highcliffe | The Snowman and the Snowdog have flown in to Highcliffe |
| This topper in Elmshott Lane, Cippenham, Slough has been created by knitting group, Knit Your Socks Off | This topper in Elmshott Lane, Cippenham, Slough has been created by knitting group, Knit Your Socks Off |
| All pictures subject to copyright. | All pictures subject to copyright. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Berkshire | Berkshire |
| Christmas | Christmas |
| Highcliffe | Highcliffe |
| Wantage | Wantage |
| Oxford | Oxford |
| Fareham | Fareham |
| Maidenhead | Maidenhead |
| Dorset | Dorset |
| Henley on Thames | Henley on Thames |
| Didcot | Didcot |
| Cippenham | Cippenham |