This year's shop window displays designed to increase Samhain/Hallowe'en sales, or perhaps to keep evil spirits away from the door on All Saints' Eve.

For information about the festival of Hallowe'en around the world, religious perspectives and its origin in the pagan festival of Samhain navigate this link for Wikipedia .

And if you haven't grown your own pumpkin you can pop to Jenkins or one of our other local green grocers and get yourself one to make your very own jack-o-lantern.