TWO Salisbury businesses have both donated £50 to charities after they were announced as winners of the Fisherton Street Window Decorating Competition.

The competition, organised by Fisherton Street Traders, sees businesses get creative with their shopfront displays ahead of Christmas, with prizes awarded to one large business and one small business.

This year’s competition saw 35 entries, and the winners, Esdon Architecture and Mylor and Mawes, were presented prizes by Lottie Mae O’Kill on Wednesday, December 11, who is currently starring as Princess Stella in Wiltshire Creative’s Sleeping Beauty.

Each winner received a certificate and £50 donated to a charity of their choice by Fisherton Street Traders.

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Esdon Architecture’s chosen charity is the Stars Appeal, a charity supporting Salisbury District Hospital, and Mylor and Mawes’ charity is Julia’s House, a hospice supporting children with life-limited, life-threatening or terminal conditions.

The theme this year was Salisbury City of Stars. Esdon Architecture displayed handmade stars from large-scale architectural paper plans, repurposed as window decorations, to create a vibrant display.

Lottie Mae O’Kill and Deborah Fox Picture: Wiltshire Creative

Whilst Mylor and Mawes used their own furniture decorated in Christmas colours to fill their display, which made for a festive and homely but stylish look.

“Both businesses won due to their great attention to detail and creativity, with a thoughtful connection to their own business highlighted in their decorations,” a spokesperson said.

Managing director of Fisherton Mill, Deborah Fox said: “We were thrilled to have our neighbours at Wiltshire Creative’s Salisbury Playhouse come along to award the prizes in our window decorating competition this year.

“With Fisherton Street having such a wide range of small and large shops, it was the perfect occasion to give a warm welcome to shoppers this festive season.”

A Wiltshire Creative spokesperson said: “We are proud to support Salisbury’s local independent businesses on Fisherton Street and spread the panto cheer this festive season.

“With many of the patrons dining at nearby restaurants before they experience the magic of Sleeping Beauty, it’s a joy for them to bring some of the panto magic to the streets of Salisbury!