Berwick News
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 29th NOVEMBER
20 November 2024
BERWICK CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON AND LATE-NIGHT SHOPPING ON FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2024
This year, Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Hall Christmas lights switch-on will take place on Friday, 29th November, and promises to be a magical evening filled with music, lights, and community spirit.
Join us as we celebrate the season with a host of festive activities:
- 3:45 PM - The stirring sound of bagpipes will kick off the festivities.
- 4:00 PM - A special appearance from the Maltings pantomime characters, complete with enchanting salmon lanterns.
- 4:10 PM - The Berwick Community Choir will sing a selection of Christmas songs, inviting everyone to sing along
- 4:20 PM - The Mayor will deliver a warm festive welcome.
- 4:35 PM - The Blessing of the Lights
- 4:40 PM - Lights switch-on!
- 4:45 PM - More heartwarming songs from the choir.
- 5:00 PM - The evening ends on a high note with the ringing of the town bells.
From 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, soak up the festive atmosphere while supporting our wonderful local businesses, which will be open for late-night shopping. It’s the perfect opportunity to find unique gifts and treasures for everyone on your list.
A Special Thanks to GoFibre. The Town Hall Christmas lights this year have been generously sponsored by GoFibre. GoFibre is a Scottish independent broadband company, providing lightning-fast full fibre broadband to customers across Scotland and the north of England.
Gregor Watson, Head of Customer Service at GoFibre said: “We are proud to be helping to light up the Berwick Town Hall this Christmas by funding the brand-new Christmas lights. We know the town centre will be enjoyed by many at this time of year, so we’re pleased to be able to add a little extra to the festivities.
“Over the past few years, we’ve been continuing to expand our transformative network across Berwick-upon-Tweed and North Northumberland with our brilliant customer services team based in offices on the High Street and a depot for other members of our team in the town as well.” 118,000 homes and businesses across GoFibre’s network, are able to connect to its full fibre broadband network. GoFibre works with the UK Government to deliver broadband upgrades to hard-to reach areas in North Northumberland, including Berwick, as part of Project Gigabit - the UK Government’s rollout of fast, reliable broadband to rural communities across the UK, reaching homes and businesses that would otherwise be left behind.
Homes and businesses are able to check eligibility for GoFibre’s ultra-fast, reliable broadband at www.gofibre.co.uk/check
*Please note that timings are approximate, and events are weather-dependent.
