This year even my mum will be enjoying a techno-Christmas with both a 1GB memory stick for her digital camera and her first ever DVD player finding their way into her Christmas sack.
"We introduced two markets before Christmas in different parts of the street, an arts trail is being developed between now and March, we had Christmas lights for the first time in living memory... and we're introducing more greenery, " he said.
"For London attractions, the Olympic period was one of their worst trading periods in living memory and for visitor attractions, the summer is their equivalent of retailers' Christmas, " said Alva chief executive Bernard Donoghue.