Wellington Town Council kicked off the festive season with its Christmas Lights Switch-on event on Saturday, November 19.
Hundreds packed into Wellington to watch local acts, browse market stalls and shop on the high street.
Highlights included performances from six local schools, “stunning vocals” from Blackdown Community Choir, and headline singer Ian Jones.
Fuse Performance Ltd were also out in the afternoon with street performers interacting with attendees and showing off some of their fire dancing skills.
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Following the performances, the Mayor of Wellington unveiled the winner of the Christmas Card Competition, ten-year-old Julieta, whose design showed Santa climbing the Wellington Monument.
She received 12 cards with her design, an enamel pin bearing the Wellington Town Council crest and a set of paintbrushes.
Hunter and Sophie from Wellesley Park School switched on the lights at 6pm.
Afterwards they danced on stage with headteacher Carly Wilkins to close the event.
The Wellington Monument, shown in Julieta's winning design, is a 175ft National Trust obelisk commemorating the Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo and was recently re-opened to the public after a multi-million-pound restoration project.
A spokesperson for Wellington Town Council said: "We had a fantastic time at our Christmas Lights Switch On and were thrilled to see so many people coming out to enjoy the day. Despite the rain, we still had lots of visitors, with a crowd of over 1500 for the big switch on itself! We would like to say huge thanks to everyone who helped make this event possible."
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