Prue Blake, Secretary of the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal says it has been a challenging year for the group.
Made up of seven members these volunteers work tirelessly all-year-round fundraising to light up the town for the festive period.
While the festive period may be over, the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal are continuing their fundraising efforts.
The voluntary group, who are responsible for lighting the town up at Christmas are hosting a fundraising event at Armstrongs Social Club.
Plans for the Beverley Christmas Lights Switch on have been released with the focus of the event being staged around the centre of Beverley at the Market Cross.
While the main lights in the town centre will already be illuminated, the Beverley Lions Christmas Tree on the Market Cross will be switched on to officially mark the start of festive period in the town.
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The Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Group expects to see Beverley lit up like never before this year, as they continue to raise funds towards Christmas 2017’s lighting display.
The architecture of Beverley naturally lends itself to the festive season, attracting thousands each year to the lights switch on.
Hugh Rice in Beverley say they are committed to the town and community and were delighted to supply the star prize for a competition run by the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal.
Store Manager Gavin Longridge met with members from the group and with the competition winner, Celia Parnaby at their Toll Gavel store to present her with the £100 gift voucher she won in the ‘Find a Date’ competition.
Beverley Athletics Club have hit upon a unique way to thank their supporters – they have decided to help light up Beverley town centre over the Christmas period by making a donation towards new lights.
They hadn’t seen each other for 50+ years but it was as though the years had flown by, old friendships were rekindled and it was catch-up time.
A reunion is planned for the first pupils to step over the doorstep of Longcroft Lower School in 1958.
Prue Blake from the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal sheds some light onto how the Christmas Lights in Beverley are paid for and the work that goes on behind the scenes to Light up Beverley for Christmas.
What is Christmas without Christmas Lights and what would Beverley look like during the festive period without the hard work of the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Committee?
BEVERLEY Christmas Lights Group have announced plans to dedicate lights that are displayed during the festive period
QualitySolicitors Lockings and the Beverley Christmas Lights Group have invited acclaimed best-selling author, Val Wood to turn on the Wednesday Market Christmas lights in celebration of the 20th anniversary
The final preparations for the Beverley Christmas Lights Switch On event are under-way. The organising team from the Beverley Christmas Lights Group and Beverley Chamber of Trade are looking forward to Friday 30th November
No stranger to ceremonies, Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell has been confirmed as the special celebrity guest who has been given the responsibility of the switch-on for the Beverley Christmas Lights Group ceremony this year, in the town’s Wednesday Market.
Number 11 Manor Road has been boarded up for some time now and from what I understand has a compulsory purchase order issued against it. This may explain why the contents of the home have been cleared into the front garden ready to be carted off.
Best-Selling Beverley Author Val Wood made a triumphant return to the Beverley Literature Festival this weekend with an exclusive reading from her new novel The Harbour Girl. The Harbour Girl is the award-winning author’s seventeenth novel. The romantic saga tells the story of sixteen year old Jeannie, a net mender and herring girl at Scarborough Harbour, just like her Scottish mother. Jeannie meets and falls in love with Harry, a…
Over 100 guests flocked to Browns of Beverley to help celebrate its first birthday, in aid of the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal. Models from the store’s own staff put on a flamboyant show of the collections for spring/summer. Louise Grant, store manager says: “This was our second sell-out fashion show which raised £1000 from ticket sales and the raffle for the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal. We love inviting our customers…