Road closures will be in place in Wallingford town centre for the annual Christmas Market and Santa Dash event this Sunday.

Wallingford Town Council has confirmed St Martin’s Street, from the junction with High Street to St Leonard's Square, and St Mary’s Street, from the junction with High Street to St Leonard’s Square, will be closed between 9am and 6pm.

Security will be on hand for the diversions during these times.

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The Market Place will be closed to all north and southbound traffic.

However the temporary closures will not apply to emergency service vehicles.

Organised by charity Style Acre in conjunction with the town council, the Santa Dash will kick off at 11.30am as hundreds of Santa lookalikes walk, jog and run a 3km route, starting and finishing in the Market Place.