Big Switch On – can you help?
Below are the dates and activities relating to Big Switch On which takes place on the 29th November.
- W/c 11th November – Small trees delivered, date TBC
- Monday – 11th November – cabling of shops, houses etc. – starts at 13.30, meet at 15 Cheshire street
- Tuesday – 12th November – remove flags – start at 10.00 at Buttermarket – if cabling not completed we will complete it after taking flags down
- Thursday – 14th November – date subject to small tree delivery, will trim trees to size at 15 Cheshire street
- Monday – 18th November – big tree (kindly donated by Nicki Dakin) work starts at 11.00 and then erected in square
- Wednesday – 20th November – dress small trees at 15 cheshire street
- Thursday – 21st November – complete dressing of small trees
- Saturday – 23rd November – put up small trees in village – start at 09.30 at 15 cheshire street – tree distribution and ladder teams required
- Tuesday – 26th November – unload barriers from wagon at Buttermarket
- Friday – 29th November – big switch on – dress Buttermarket and grotto in the morning and and erect barriers and marshall traffic and pedestrians in the evening
- Saturday – 30th November – take down Grotto
- Monday – 2nd December – load barriers onto wagon
If you can help with any off the above activities especially on the 12th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 23rd and 29th, please contact ADAS either by email to adascontact@gmail.com or call/message Neil Goodyear on 07564243996.
The photo shows ADAS volunteers preparing the small trees for Big Switch On in 2023.