November 14, 2017 9.44 am
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Cowley brothers and panto stars to switch on Lincoln Christmas lights this week
Lincoln City heroes Danny and Nicky Cowley will join TV panto stars and thousands of joyous locals in officially switching on the city’s Christmas lights this Friday. High Street The annual celebrations will begin from 5pm on Friday, November 17 along Lincoln High Street with rides and activities on City Square. The big High Street…
Lincoln City heroes Danny and Nicky Cowley will join TV panto stars and thousands of joyous locals in officially switching on the city’s Christmas lights this Friday.
High Street
The annual celebrations will begin from 5pm on Friday, November 17 along Lincoln High Street with rides and activities on City Square.
The big High Street switch-on will take place at 7pm.
Danny and Nicky Cowley. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Doing the honours will be the Imps’ Cowley brothers, singer Andy Abraham and Sandi Bogle from TV’s Gogglebox.
The festive event will be hosted by the Mayor of Lincoln Councillor Chris Burke and the council’s Civic Party.
Also taking to the stage will be the cast of New Theatre Royal’s Aladdin pantomime.
The Lincoln Salvation Army Band will be playing a selection of Christmas carols ahead of the traditional procession by members of the Civic Party, councillors and Freemen from the Guildhall to the stage in front of the High Street War Memorial.
St Marks Shopping Centre
St Marks. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The St Marks Christmas lights will be switched on at 6.15pm on Friday, November 17 by the stars of the Lincoln Drill Hall Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime and Lincs FM’s John Marshall.
Live entertainment will be provided by Lincs FM from 5pm with music, children’s entertainment and a snow cannon.
Waterside Shopping Centre
Waterside Shopping Centre in Lincoln.
Live entertainment will kick off at Waterside Shopping Centre from 7pm with a stage compered by Lincs FMs Rob Hammond.
The countdown to the centre’s big lights switch on will be at 7.30pm with Rob, Sandi and Andy and all the stars from the Aladdin panto.
Also making an appearance will be Santa himself!
Late night shopping and free parking
Shops across the city centre will stay open late for shopping after the lights go on until 8pm, and shoppers can also benefit from free parking between 5pm and 9pm at City of Lincoln Council car parks, University of Lincoln, St. Marks Car Park.
The first shoppers to use the new Lincoln Central car park off St Mary’s Street will get a bumper 12 hours of free parking.
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Residents have slammed a Home Office engagement meeting regarding its plans for the RAF Scampton asylum centre, labelling it “propaganda.”
The government agency scheduled two sessions at the Lincolnshire Showground for Thursday evening: the first targeted local residents identified as vulnerable by the Department for Health and Social Care, and the second was for local business owners. However, attendees left the meetings visibly annoyed.
Anyone who does a lap of Lincoln High Street will have noticed a number of odd tarmac fillings on the pedestrianised area, which stick out like a sore thumb given how they are weaved between brickwork and cobbled areas.
We have put these to the county council to find out why they have been done, and if we can expect them to return to a more consistent look in-keeping with the area.
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