You may have already noticed the winter lights going up, and we hope to have the white festoon lighting switched on shortly to brighten up the dark nights. The official ‘Christmas’ additions will be added and formally switched on during the parade.
Our annual Christmas parade will take place on Saturday 28th November, with Santa coming ashore at Victoria Pier on board the Lerwick Lifeboat at 3.00pm. After greeting the crowds on the pier he will join the parade participants and proceed southerly along Commercial Street from the Fort Chippy from around 3.15pm. The parade will culminate at the Cross where the Jarl’s Squad and Brass Band will lead the crowd in a chorus of Jingle Bells before switching on the Christmas tree lights.
The Christmas tree is due to be installed on Thursday 19th November, to allow time for Ness Engineering to get the lights on.
Our lovely friends at the RNLI will once again host Santa in his grotto to meet the bairns and hand out presents. This year the event will take place at 147 Commercial Street (old Begg’s Shoes shop) on Saturdays 5th and 12th (11am – 4pm) and Sundays 6th and 13th (12 – 3pm) December. The price remains at £10 per bairn with all proceeds going to the Lifeboat.
The Christmas Window competition will also kick off shortly with the public able to vote for their favourite festive window. Keep any eye on our Facebook page and Events page on the website for more details of how and where to vote – as well as our annual Christmas trail event.