WALTHAMSTOW: Christmas lights switched on (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
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WALTHAMSTOW: Christmas lights switched on
9:20am Monday 9th November 2009 in Your Local Areas By Carl Brown
THE Mayor of Waltham Forest officially switched on Walthamstow's Christmas lights on Saturday.
Cllr Anna Mbachu, with the town crier and council leader Chris Robbins, flicked the switch in the town square.
The event was marked by face-painting, entertainment and music.
The Walthamstow event is the first in a series of “switch-ons” across the borough.
On November 26, St John's Church, in Church Lane, Leytonstone, will host a series of children's activities, including Santa's grotto, before the lights are switched on at 6pm.
While the Leyton and Chingford will host switch ons on November 28 and December 5 respectively.
The Leyton event will take place at Leyton Mills shopping centre from 2pm to 5pm, while the Chingford celebration will be at the junction of Chingford Mount Road and Hall Lane from 2pm to 5pm.
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Comments(3)
Techno2
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1:40pm Mon 9 Nov 09
Hamish Bresto
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2:06pm Mon 9 Nov 09
Techno2 wrote:You are right! Actually it is so bad now that I am buying a new pair of Cranberry ones later today.
I think you are looking at things through rose-tinted hollywood binoculars. Surely Dickens' Christmas E-mail is clear that the rot set in when Pickwick's were bought out by Rizla.
Hamish Bresto says...
1:29pm Mon 9 Nov 09