IT IS Christmas week and what better time than share some pictures of past festivities from across Powys.

Today we share a collection of pictures from 2009 while also venturing far back into our archive to share some older pictures of past Christmases.

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County Times: Caersws Primary School juniors ran a production of Grizzly of Llangrwmp.Caersws Primary School juniors ran a production of Grizzly of Llangrwmp.

County Times: Ysgol Meifod presented TheKey Master for their Christmas play.Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were allinvolved in the production and arepictured in full costume in 2009.Ysgol Meifod presented The Key Master for their Christmas play in 2009.

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County Times: The full cast of juniors from the Trefnanny Primary School production of Little Red Riding Hood.The full cast of juniors from the Trefnanny Primary School production of Little Red Riding Hood in 2009.

County Times:  Carno Primary Schoolpupils performed Cinderella fortheir annual Christmas production. The full cast are picturedready for their first performance.Carno Primary School pupils performed Cinderella for their annual Christmas production in 2009.

County Times: THE nursery children and infants from Gungrog Primary School did a Cock-a-doodle Christmas production for their nativity play.THE nursery children and infants from Gungrog Primary School in Welshpool did a Cock-a-doodle Christmas production for their nativity play in 2009.

County Times: Ladywell Green Infants and Nursery School held a production entitled Simply Nativity in 2009.Ladywell Green Infants and Nursery School in Newtown held a production entitled Simply Nativity in 2009.

County Times: : The Infants at Knighton Primary School put on a Nativity play for their Christmas performance in 2009.The Infants at Knighton Primary School put on a Nativity play for their Christmas performance in 2009.

County Times: : The Junior section of Presteigne primary school staged their Christmas play in 2009.The Junior section of Presteigne primary school staged their Christmas play in 2009.

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County Times: The pupils of Berriew Road School in Welshpool during a Nativity in the 1950s.The pupils of Berriew Road School in Welshpool during a Nativity in the 1950s.

County Times: THIS week Memory Lane features the children's Christmasparty in Caersws Village Hall ineither 1965 or 1966.The children's Christmas party in Caersws Village Hall in 1965.

County Times: THIS week's trip down Memory Lane features pupils of the old County School in Welshpool in 1943. Pictured are the cast of that year's schoolproduction standing outside the Pola Cinema.Pictured are the cast of Welshpool County School's Christmas production outside the town's Pola Cinema in 1943.

County Times: Llanbister WI celebrating their Christmas dinner in 1973.Llanbister WI celebrating their Christmas dinner in 1973.

County Times: Welshpoollandlords and landladies in the 1960s.Welshpool landlords and landladies at a Christmas dinner in the 1960s.

County Times: ..THE pupils of MochdreSchool are pictured in theirnativity play of 1960. The pupils of Mochdre School are pictured in their nativity play of 1960.