Workington’s Christmas Pageant to get buyers in festive temper

Workington’s Christmas Pageant and lights switch-on takes place later this month and organisers are promising will probably be the most effective one but.

Between 11am and 5pm on Saturday, November 26, the city centre will come alive with festive cheer.

Guests can sit up for loads of household leisure, a Christmas market, and a day of stay music.

The mayor of Workington Denise Rollo will begin proceedings at 10.45am from the primary stage, in Marks & Spencer’s automotive park. All through the day, a choice of stay acts, managed by HMV Workington, will carry out to get everybody within the Christmas temper.

Households can take pleasure in leisure, together with a funfair, magic exhibits, face portray, gingerbread workshops, tender play, puppet exhibits, science sales space workshops, pet encounter, walkabout characters and the favored big snow globe. A go to to Santa’s grotto on the outdated Imaginative and prescient Categorical retailer is certain to get little ones prepared for an awesome Christmas.

A lantern parade, led by the Carnegie Singers, will depart from Workington Leisure Centre at 4.30pm and make its approach to the primary stage. Persons are invited to hitch a lantern-making workshop at Moorclose Group Centre from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday November 19, or simply be a part of within the parade.

At 5pm, the pageant will shut with the sunshine change on by the mayor and her Christmas card competitors winners.

Coun Rollo mentioned: “This yr’s Christmas pageant and light-weight change would be the finest but. We wish to thank Allerdale Borough Council for offering free parking within the multi-storey automotive park from midday on the day, Washington Sq. Procuring Centre for his or her donation in direction of the Christmas lights, Dobies Charitable Belief for his or her donation in direction of the leisure and HMV Workington for the stage programming.

“The previous couple of years have been troublesome for us all, so let’s get collectively and make it a day to recollect.”