The switching-on of Melton Mowbray's Christmas lights will take place on Friday, December 5, which also coincides with the first public viewing of this year’s Christmas Tree Festival.
The Switching on at 6.45pm will be Lucinda Rhodes Flaherty, pictured, CBBC star of Cavegirl and the Dream Team TV series, who will be starring as the Wicked Queen in this year’s panto at Melton Theatre - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Helping her flick the switch will be Mayor of Melton, Councillor John Wyatt.
The fun-filled day of town centre entertainment is set to start at 9.45am, with live performances from 18 local schools as well as other acts. Also back this year - by popular demand - will be real live reindeer.
A spectacular fireworks display will be held later in the evening (6.50pm) before local artists, including performer Mary Garbe and talented acoustic artist Matthew Bloomfield, perform through to 8pm.
On Saturday, December 6, there will be live music in the town centre, with the Good Guys Orchestra playing from noon, with children and adults from the Performing Stars Academy set to give performances from 1.30pm.
There will be free parking in all of Melton’s long-stay car parks on every Friday in December - starting with the Christmas lights switch-on.
The Switching on at 6.45pm will be Lucinda Rhodes Flaherty, pictured, CBBC star of Cavegirl and the Dream Team TV series, who will be starring as the Wicked Queen in this year’s panto at Melton Theatre - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Helping her flick the switch will be Mayor of Melton, Councillor John Wyatt.
The fun-filled day of town centre entertainment is set to start at 9.45am, with live performances from 18 local schools as well as other acts. Also back this year - by popular demand - will be real live reindeer.
A spectacular fireworks display will be held later in the evening (6.50pm) before local artists, including performer Mary Garbe and talented acoustic artist Matthew Bloomfield, perform through to 8pm.
On Saturday, December 6, there will be live music in the town centre, with the Good Guys Orchestra playing from noon, with children and adults from the Performing Stars Academy set to give performances from 1.30pm.
There will be free parking in all of Melton’s long-stay car parks on every Friday in December - starting with the Christmas lights switch-on.
