What's on: Christmas lights switch-ons
8:20am Thursday 18th November 2010 in North West
Diana Vickers, Same Difference and Dora The Explorer are among the big-name acts appearing in East Lancashire to switch-on the Christmas lights.
Thousands of people will gather to see their towns' Christmas displays lit up.
See below for a list of articles from the switch-on celebrations in East Lancs, along with details of some of other switch-ons that are coming up, there are also big events further afield.
Click here to see Darwen's switch-on report
Click here to see Blackburn's switch-on report and video
Click here to see Burnley's switch-on report and video
November 25
Bacup
Who: St Saviours Primary School chior and the Mayor
Where: Bacup Memorial Garden
When: From 3.45pm.
Chorley
Who: With the Mayor
Where: Market Street
When From 6pm.
November 27
Haslingden
Who: Haslingden High School and Haslingden County Primary chior
Where: Market
When: With school singing carols. From 3.45pm.
Nelson
Who: With the mayoress
Where: Town centre
When With 'Nelson On Ice' rink, live music and free seasonal treats. From 6pm.
November 28
Rawtenstall
Who: The mayor
Where: Bank Street
When: Fun from 12 noon. Lights switch on at 4pm.
December 3
Tockholes
Who: With the Where: Community Hall
When From 6pm
December 6
Hapton
Who: With a surprise guest
Where: Hapton village
When From 6pm
Further afield
November 21
Bury
Who: With James Sutton, aka Ryan from Emmerdale
Where: Millgate
When: From 11am
November 25
Bolton
Who: Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle and striker Kevin Davies, plus Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville and107.4 Tower FM
Where: Victoria Square
When: From 5pm
Comments(17)
Stu036
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9:24pm Sun 7 Nov 10
jessjade
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10:50am Mon 8 Nov 10
Tazz360
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12:55pm Sat 13 Nov 10
Or is she doing it for free?
katymc226
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2:06pm Sat 13 Nov 10
jessjade wrote:I applaud Burnley Council on their decision not to waste a fortune on X factor wannabies, I don't want my Council tax paying for someone's inflated ego.
i love how other towns have some sort of star to turn on there lights what do we get in burnley dora the bloody explorer
Also the event is aimed at families with young children, if you want something for more adult tastes go to Blackburn.
Cazza70
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6:21pm Sat 13 Nov 10
pinkfairyone
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6:26pm Sat 13 Nov 10
pinkfairyone
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8:32pm Sat 13 Nov 10
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superheavy
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10:21am Sun 14 Nov 10
St.R
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10:27am Sun 14 Nov 10
Although at least they're not wasting money on talentless idiots.
pinkfairyone
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10:46am Sun 14 Nov 10
St.R wrote:Never mind you can look forward to The Ampitheatre ;)
Nelson has no-one to turn on their lights, I wonder if they will turn themselves on? Although at least they're not wasting money on talentless idiots.
Stone Island
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1:19pm Sun 14 Nov 10
St.R wrote:"Talentless idiots"? No, Brian Laws is doing it.
Nelson has no-one to turn on their lights, I wonder if they will turn themselves on? Although at least they're not wasting money on talentless idiots.
halfhearted
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7:55pm Sun 14 Nov 10
All the council employees lined up for the push will be chuffed to bits.
Why not ask one of the soldiers from our local regiment to do the honours,he or she would be more deserving and the council could then donate a few hundred pound to a forces charity.
wing commander bomber harris
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1:34pm Wed 17 Nov 10
ROBERTSLUMDWELLER
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3:27pm Wed 17 Nov 10
only whites cum
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10:37pm Wed 17 Nov 10
superheavy wrote:Exactly should have got the doctor
whats diane doing in blackburn she is a ACCRINGTON girl
pinkfairyone
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12:13am Thu 18 Nov 10
wing commander bomber harris wrote:LOL yeah ;)
pink fairy, have you seen the robot chicken episode where Dora gets arrested by the US border patrol?
CliveE
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11:06pm Sun 21 Nov 10
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