The Christmas period has officially started for the Dorset Youth Marching Band. Today we accompanied Santa into Stewarts GardenLands in Christchurch where he would take his seat in his Grotto with his helpers by his side.

We marched around the GardenLands car park and round to the entrance, where we stopped and played a few festive tunes to the onlooking crowd who, with Santa's help, were happy to sing along to a rendition of Jingle Bells!

An excellent start to what looks to be a brilliant Christmas Season for DYMB. Next up, Stewarts County Garden Centre, Broomhill.