Imagine walking around your streets at night and seeing your neighbourhood in a whole new light.

Window Wanderland is a fun community project that started in Bristol in 2015, with amazing results, and Shepton Mallet will host this unique event in March 2020.

What is it? Window Wanderland invites all residents of Shepton Mallet to make displays in their windows or gardens that will then form a magical trail which can be explored by the whole community.

What goes into the displays is totally up to you: from a string of fairy lights to a band playing in the living room, from simple to spectacular - as long as it's family friendly, anything goes.

The event has been set up by The Art Bank, Make the Sunshine CiC and The Rubbish Art Project, and has been funded by Wells Literature Festival and Somerset County Council Improving Lives Fund.

There is a meeting at 7pm at the Art Bank on Tuesday December 3 for anyone interested in getting involved and helping to make sure Window Wanderland Shepton Mallet reaches as many people as possible.

Everyone is welcome. An event link can be found via the red button below.

Lots of Shepton's community buildings are involved like The Anglo, the library, Haskins and many others, and there will be workshops to develop windows for some of these spaces.

The final event will take place from March 5 to 8 and will run concurrently with All the World's Our Playground, a festival created and curated by six primary schools in Shepton.

Window Wanderland was created in 2015 in Bristol by Lucy Reeves, a mum, artist and "nosy parker" who said: "Everyone has a playful side to them they just need an opportunity to show it.

"I wanted to make an event that anyone can participate in and do something different. This brightens up the long winter nights giving everyone a great excuse to get outdoors.

"We have see more than 3,500 displays made by schools, grandparents, even pets. It is a proper grassroots community event and some roads had almost every house participating, using campervans, top floor windows and even decorating hedges with lights.

"You are joining in with a happy family of not-for-profit volunteers who want to brighten their world."

As a not-for-profit organisation, Window Wanderland is passionate about social change and recognises that although we live closer than ever, we are becoming more isolated, with more than 7.5 million people now living alone in the UK.

Window Wanderland is embraced by those who see it, young and old. It has received feedback from more than 1,250 participants.

One hundred per cent of people say that the event helped to build their community, 97 per cent say that they would do it again and 84 per cent say they were proud of their neighbourhoods as a result of taking part in Window Wanderland.

Window Wanderland aspires to bring positivity and warmth into people's lives. It is an inclusive community event, aimed at bringing everyone together to have fun.

For further information contact: [email protected].