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Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 09:00
The Grimsby Telegraph's Christmas Wishes competition began in Freshney Place yesterday.
There may have been no sign of Santa Claus but the Christmas spirit was there in abundance as dozens of children under the age of 10 queued to have their photograph taken and make their Christmas wish.
And don't forget, for every picture taken you won't only get a fantastic keep-sake, but the chance to win your share of £1,500.
Telegraph photographers will be at Freshney Place between 9.30am and 5pm every day until Saturday November 1, breaking only between noon and 1pm for lunch.
All the photos and wishes will be printed in a special Telegraph supplement where you can vote for your favourite.
The prize is £750 for the winner, £500 for second place and £250 for third place.
Reuban Bloomfield (14 months) from Grimsby, was amongst the first to make his wish.
His mum Samantha Kendall (24) said: "He has wished for more curly hair!
"He loves having his photo taken and I think this is a good thing to do."
Nicola Usher (27) from Grimsby, entered all three of her children into the competition.
Chloe (nine) wished to work with animals, Joshua (four) wished to be on children's program LazyTown with Sportacus and Thomas (one) wants his own nappy box!
Chloe said: "I want to work with animals because I love animals especially puppies they are my favourite.
"It was weird having my photo taken but I liked it!"
Nicola added: "This competition is good because it gives us all something to look forward to for Christmas.
"I think it gives them more confidence being in the paper."
Rebecca Hargadon, marketing and promotions manager for GSMG said: "Wishes could be to see Santa Claus or a particular toy they want and it is a great opportunity for parents to get a really nice picture of their kids of Christmas.
"It doesn't matter whether you believe in Santa, everybody has a Christmas wish!"
Christmas Wish
Photographers will be in Grimsby's Freshney Place between 9.30am and 5pm until Saturday, November 1.
Edward Ross Watson (three) whose Christmas wish is that his new baby brother could be born on Christmas Day.
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