🎄 DPD Fills Christmas Lists For Local Families | 🔧 Vac Shop Consolidates to Thorndale | ☕️ Springton Manor Hosts New Year's Celebration

In Today’s Edition of Downingtown Local Pulse…

☀️ Downingtown PA Weather

🎄 Downingtown Police Fills Christmas Lists For Local Families

🔧 Brenda's Vac Shop Consolidates to Thorndale Location

☕️ Springton Manor Farm Hosts Free New Year's Day Celebration

🗓️ Upcoming Local Events

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Special Offers For The Holidays!

Downingtown Police Continue Fourth Year of Holiday Gift Tradition

DOWNINGTOWN, PA — The Downingtown Police Association has maintained its annual holiday tradition for a fourth year, providing Christmas assistance to local families. Working alongside principals from East Ward and Beaver Creek Elementary Schools, the association identified four families and fulfilled their holiday wish lists. The collaborative effort between law enforcement and school administrators represents a community-focused approach to holiday giving, with gifts delivered in advance of Christmas to ensure timely arrival.

Brenda's Vac Shop Consolidates to Thorndale Location After West Chester Closure

CALN TWP — After more than two decades on West Chester's Market Street, Brenda's Vac Shop is consolidating to a single Thorndale location, ensuring continued vacuum repair services for the local area while simplifying operations for its veteran owner.

Brenda K. Powell will closed her shop on Friday, after losing the lease on the small Market Street space she has occupied since 2004. All business will move to her existing location at 51 N. Bailey Road in Thorndale, where repair work has always been performed.

While the West Chester closure was not Powell's choice, she considers the consolidation beneficial. The change eliminates the need to shuttle between two locations and staff the West Chester shop, which primarily served as a customer drop-off point. Powell can now focus entirely on the Thorndale facility where repairs take place.

Powell brings 43 years of experience to the increasingly specialized field of vacuum repair. Before opening her own business, she worked for 17 years at Charlie McCardle's vacuum shop on Market Street, an establishment that dated to 1937. A Coatesville Area High School graduate who made history as her school's first female wood shop student in 1971, Powell has long enjoyed hands-on mechanical work.

The Thorndale shop repairs all vacuum makes and models while selling new and refurbished equipment. Powell emphasizes keeping machines out of landfills through proper maintenance and honest assessments of whether repairs make economic sense. She recommends biannual servicing at $39.95 plus parts, which includes complete teardown, cleaning, bearing lubrication, filter replacement and belt changes.

Springton Manor Farm Hosts Free New Year's Day Celebration

GLENMOORE, PA — Springton Manor Farm is offering a free New Year's Day event designed to provide families with an engaging start to 2026. The celebration will run from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and features multiple activities suitable for all ages.

Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with the farm's animals, a popular attraction that provides hands-on experiences for children and adults alike. Complimentary hot chocolate will be available throughout the afternoon, while craft stations will offer children creative activities to mark the occasion. The event operates on a drop-in basis with no registration requirements, making it easily accessible for families who want flexibility in their New Year's Day plans.

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Upcoming local events…

Santa Band Stroll Fundraiser (West Chester) - Dec 23rd, 6pm

Hopewell UMC Christmas Diner (Downingtown) - Dec 25th, 2pm-3pm

CFC Countdown to Noon (Downingtown) - Dec 31st, 10am-12pm

Midnight in the Square – Mushroom Drop (Kennett Square) - Dec 31st

New Year’s Day On The Farm (Springton Manor Farm) - Jan 1st, 1pm-4pm

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