Christmas Lights are soon to be switched on across South Leeds and we get ready for the festive season.
The first communitiy to illuminate will be Belle Isle. Middleton Park councillors have got together with Breeze to hold an event at Belle Isle Parade on Monday 18 November. A similar event will be held Middleton Park Circus on Monday 25 November. Both events run from 6:30pm with family fun activities and market stalls. The lights will be switched on at 8pm.
Hunslet Carr Residents Association have organised their swich on for Thursday 21 November with children from Hunslet Carr Primary School singing carols at the Welcome to Hunslet Carr Wheel, outside the Bay Horse pub at 5pm followed by the switch on at 5:30pm.
Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association have organised to switch on the lights at Church Street on Saturday 23 November at 6:30pm.
The Salvation Army Band will be present outside Nisa on Town Street in Beeston to lead the carol singing from 6pm on Thursday 28 November. Once the lights are lit, free hot food will be served over the road in the Beeston Parish Centre. The event is co-hosted by St Mary’s Church, Beeston Festival and Beeston in Bloom.
Holbeck Together are leading the organisers to start the festivities with a chance to buy gifts and decorations at the Holbeck Christmas Market in St Matthew’s Community Centre on Saturday 30 November from 12-4:30pm. Then it’s outside onto the Moor for the lights switch on at 5pm.
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