This year, FHRA took over full responsibilty for the Flackwell Heath Christmas Lights. Previously this has been funded by the council, but, as funding is no longer available, FHRA stepped into the gap.
Because of events held during the year, we were able to pay for Lamps and Tubes to put up some of the lights used last year. This did not cover all the lights that were needed though, as some needed some work to get them up and running.
Committee member Andy Baron and a team of wonderful volunteers put their skills to brilliant use and were able to get lots of the lights working and back up on display in the village. We are so grateful to them for their hard work in bringing lots of festive joy to the village.
As is now tradition, the village Christmas tree lights were turned on by two local children at Christmas on the Heath at the end of November and the lights were twinkling away throughout December for all to enjoy.
As we look to next Christmas, we will continue to provide Christmas lights for the village. This will come at a cost and we hope that we will be able to fund all that is needed to bring festive cheer to the village.
