From the Douglas Community Council website:

After hundreds of pounds worth of very generous donations of seasonal goodwill from the community, Santa made a special delivery this Christmas to our newest residents to the valley at the camp at Mainshill Wood, consisting of food, drink and the usual Christmas party items.

A big thanks goes to Jim Smith and all the volunteers who made donations and assisted on Christmas Day with this very appreciated present to the protesters at the Mainshill Solidarity Camp who continue their action in support of the community opposition despite the very hard winter conditions.

On behalf of the community the Douglas Community Council would like to wish the residents of Mainshill Wood camp a very Merry Christmas and a successful New Year, and thank them for all their efforts during the year in not only supporting the community by way of their solidarity but in doing whats right by trying to protect our environment from further harmfull destruction, local and global and stop Douglas & Angus Estate / Scottish Coal from causing even more damage to the valley.
Take care and be safe for 2010.

We would also ask that the community help the Mainshill Wood campers to celebrate the New Year and support them during this cold winter period and the threatened eviction that may come at any time.