Shining brightly
New £100,000 festive lights this year
LOUGHBOROUGH is set to be shining brightly at Christmas with the new £100,000 festive lights being installed by Charnwood Borough Council.
Around 35 new light installations will be unveiled at the big Christmas lights switch-on event on this Sunday, November 25.
Coun Jenny Bokor, lead member for Loughborough, said: “I can’t wait until the new lights are up and casting their festive warmth over the town centre.
“Every year thousands of people pack Market Place to see the lights being switched on and I am sure they will appreciate our new collection.” The new lights will include: • Two four-metre high giant bells weighing 100kg each in Market Place.
• Projectors which will cast images on to the front of Loughborough Town Hall.
• A 60-metre light curtain to hang above Church Gate.
• Three four-metre high 3D chandeliers in Bedford Square.
New lighting will be placed in Market Street, Market Place, Cattle Market, Town Hall, Devonshire Square, Ward’s End, Bedford Square, Town Hall passage, Biggin Street, Church Gate and Warner’s Lane.
The LED lights will be on display from November 25 until January 7, shining brightly for a total of 567 hours.
They will have a total wattage of over 10,400 watts.