A day of festive fun is planned for a Kent town to mark its launch of Christmas - and it includes the return of a ride-on train, market stalls, fairground attractions, and a sing-along Santa parade.

The event, which is being called "The Royal Tunbridge Wells Christmas Kick Off", is on Saturday (November 15). Between 10am to 5pm, there will be a festive fair on Mount Pleasant, outside Civic Way, with performances on a stage, market stalls, and fairground attractions.

From 5pm, people are urged to join the sing-along Santa parade, which will also feature the land train called Rudolph's Runner. It starts from Civic Way and will make its way through the town, to end in Camden Road. The parade will feature local singers and panto characters.

In Camden Road, where a section of the street

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