Mercian’s to Switch on Worksop Christmas Lights
This year’s Worksop Christmas Lights switch on will be carried
out by an officer from the Mercian Regiment, with the event
dedicated to all service personnel who sacrificed their lives in
current and past conflicts.
Amongst the events included in the Switch On will be a
continental style market, a performance of a specially written
pantomime and a Trax FM Roadshow.
The market will run from 10:00am until 8:00pm. At 5:30pm
Councillor Helen Colton, Chairman of Bassetlaw District Council
accompanied by Father Christmas will lead a procession of Pantomime
characters from the Matalan parking area in Eastgate to a mobile
stage parked at Bridge Street Market where TraxFM will stage a
Roadshow from 5:00pm until 6:00pm.
St Ann's choir with the Worksop Miners Welfare Brass
Band will then lead the carol singing at the stage before the
lights are turned on.
At 6:35pm Councillor Colton will invite an officer from the
Mercian regiment to switch on the lights triggering a special
cannon that will shower the audience with snow, announcing a
20-minute Pantomime specially written for the occasion. This will
play from the stage as Councillor Colton and her party visit the
market stalls on their way to a civic reception in the Town
Hall.
Councillor Colton said, “At this special time of the year we
want to remember the families whose loved ones are on active
service or who have lost loved ones. Everyone is invited to join us
in a special tribute to them, with a memorial candle being lit to
honour them and donations can be made to support our local troops
at Christmas.”
Last Updated - 27/05/2010