No Santa, no puppies but plenty of turkey and ham as Douglas Village re-opens

Traders gear up for low-key re-opening of shopping centre next week

Painting at the entrance to the car park lifts at the Douglas Village Shopping Centre which is set to open on November 12. Picture: Dan Linehan

NO Santa, no puppies, but hundreds of turkeys and hams, and a spirit of hope and goodwill, are all in (or out) of the mix in the long-awaited re-opening of Douglas Village Shopping Centre a week from today.

Construction workers and tradesmen have been working seven days a week for the past three weeks in the race to have the Centre ready for its November 12 reopening.