At the end of the month Christmas Lights will be switched on across South Leeds and we get ready for the festive season.
The first communitiy to illuminate will be Hunslet. The West Hunslet Action Group have organised to switch on the lights at Church Street on Saturday 14 November at 4pm.
Hunslet Carr Residents Association have organised their switch on for Thursday 19 November with children from Hunslet Carr Primary School singing carols at the Welcome to Hunslet Carr Wheel, outside the Bay Horse pub at 4:30pm followed by the switch on at 5pm.
Middleton Park councillors have organised an event at Belle Isle Parade on Monday 23 November including a pop up market and entertainment.
A similar event will be held Middleton Park Circus on Monday 30 November. Both events run from 6:30-7:30pm with family fun activities and market stalls from 5pm.
The Salvation Army Band will be present outside Morrisons Daily on Town Street in Beeston to lead the carol singing from 6pm on Thursday 26 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.
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