Ready for Christmas'

The annual switching on of the Christmas lights in Hugh Town is scheduled for Saturday 15th. It has become an annual custom to sing carols and eat mince pies either in the Town Hall or Parade Park, before the lights are switched on.

One of the centre pieces of the Christmas lights is traditionally staged on ‘The Carn? (above)- opposite the Secondary School. This year, building works on the house below ‘The Biggal’ will limit the lights which are usually positioned there. Lights will, however, appear as usual on Star Castle, Buzza Tower and St. Marys Quay giving the compact town a first-class festive feel!

St. Marys is the only Island to have an official lights display but some individual houses on the off Islands regularly make the effort as well. On St. Marys, streams of multicoloured lights will give a carnival atmosphere to Hugh Town during the evening and night as they stretch right across The Strand and up Church Road.

Scilly News will hopefully have photos of the lights mid week.

p class=”smalldetail”Photo courtesy of George Kershaw.