Christmas 2009
There are plenty of things happening in E11 over the Christmas period…
Leytonstone Christmas Lights Switch On
When: Thursday 26th November, 3:30pm – 6:00pm.
Where: Leytonstone Town Centre.
Christmas Market
When: Saturday 5th December.
Where: St. John’s Church, Leytonstone.
Town Centre Christmas Decoration Window Display Competition
When: Friday 18th December.
Where: Leytonstone Town Centre.
Wanstead Christmas Lights Switch On
Residents can take part in a fun treasure hunt from by picking up a map from local retailers along Wanstead High Street.
Carol singers will also be on hand to provide plenty of Christmas cheers and the annual lights display will be switched on.
All shops, cafes and restaurants participating in the event will also exhibit art by pupils from Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School on Chestnut Drive.
The event is being organised by Living Streets, which represents pedestrians and aims to make roads safer for people moving around on foot.
The participating retailers are: Bike Trax, One Deko, Rio, Nice Croissant, The Orange Tree, Picture Perfect Gallery, The Larder, Blush Temples, Heads N Tails, Wanstead Domestic Appliances, Horsfall & Wright, Knock Down Ginger and Lillies of Wanstead.
When: Friday 27th November, 3:30pm – 6:00pm.
Where: Wanstead High Street.
Nice to see the Council and local businesses taking steps to make Leytonstone more attractive during the Christmas period – more late evening shopping apart from Tescos and Matalan would be good.
Hope the Christmas lights display is a bit more tasteful than last year – all that hideous blue lighting all over the upper floors of the library and Woolworths was a bit over the top and detracted from the lovely Christmas tree in the Church grounds. A bit overpowering when its shining into your property late at night – long after all the shops have shut down for the evening.
Any spare funds should be spent on providing activities in the old Woolworths store – not on tacky blue lighting outside it!
Surprising the Xmas lights are still on in Leytonstone – its now past 12th night so surely they should be taken down now? Also anyone wondered how much it has cost to keep them all switched on 24 hours a day as they have been since late November – even in bright sunshine. Will bear that in mind next time the council lectures us on climate change and our carbon footprint!