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1. Local celebrity Mickey Doherty with Santa and his Elf, surrounded by shoppers at Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Local celebrity Mickey Doherty with Santa and his Elf, surrounded by shoppers at Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) Photo: Tom Heaney

2. Santa with his Elf arriving on horse and carriage at the Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Santa with his Elf arriving on horse and carriage at the Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) Photo: Tom Heaney

3. Santa greeting shoppers as he makes his way through Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Santa greeting shoppers as he makes his way through Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) Photo: Tom Heaney

4. Santa greeting shoppers as he makes his way through Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Santa greeting shoppers as he makes his way through Richmond Centre on Saturday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) Photo: Tom Heaney
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