The magic of Aladdin switches on Kettering's Christmas lights
Kettering Borough Council is proud to announce that the stars of the Lighthouse Theatre production of Aladdin will join the Mayor of Kettering to switch on the Christmas Lights on Kettering's multi-award winning new market Place on Saturday 27th November. Big Brother's Nikki Grahame, singer David Van Day and X Factor's Daniel Fox will be among those attending the event. Hundreds of people are expected in Kettering's Town Centre for the event, which will start at 2:30pm and include entertainment from the Gretton Silver Band, Streetdance groups Crew 2 and Mirra Image, the Wicky Bear Show and the winner of this year's K Factor. Children will even have the chance to ride a specially arranged little red fun bus from the Newlands Centre to the Market Place throughout the day.
The lights will be turned on at 5:15pm and the winners of the Ho Ho Holiday competition will be presented with their prize of a family holiday worth £600.
The full programme for the Big Switch On is as follows:
1430 | Gretton Silver Band |
1530 | Connect FM's Gregg Nunney hosts a whole afternoon of entertainment...beginning with The Parable Puppet Show |
1600 | Grange Gymnastics |
1610 | Ryan Olett - K Factor Runner Up |
1615 | Madi Boardman - K Factor Junior Winner |
1620 | Inferno |
1625 | Wicky Bear Show |
1635 | Charlene |
1645 | AJ |
1700 | Escape - K Factor Senior Winner |
1705 | Connect FM's Gregg Nunney will be joined by Big Brother's Nikki Grahame, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here's David Van Day and X Factor's Daniel Fox from the Lighthouse Theatre's Pantomime Aladdin The draw to "Win A Ho Ho Holiday" |
1715 | The Big Switch On - then our annual sing-a-long-a-Slade! |
1720 | Street Dancers - Crew 2 and Mirra Image |
1730 | Kettering Choir Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints singing festive songs and traditional carols |
1800 | Ends |
Children will also be able to ride a Little Red Bus will be from the Newlands Centre to the Market Place and back again. For more details and pictures see www.little-red-bus.co.uk.
Valerie Hitchman, Kettering Borough Council's Head of Community Services said, "We are delighted to be working with the Lighthouse Theatre to bring such big names to Kettering 's Big Switch On. I hope that people will come to our market place to support the Big Switch On in Kettering this year."
Cllr Mark Dearing, portfolio holder for retail and business said, "Every year we manage to attract household names to Kettering for our Big Switch On and this year is no different. Ten empty town centre shops have been filled in the past few months and I hope that hundreds of people will come out for the Big Switch On and use the opportunity to visit our shops and restaurants."
The Big Switch On will mark the beginning of late night shopping in the town centre and a full programme of events on Kettering 's Market Place to celebrate Christmas. These celebrations will include:
- Christmas Singalong - Thursday 9th December
- Christmas Market - Saturday 12th December
- The installation of a temporary ice rink from Thursday 16th to Thursday 23rd December
Burton Latimer
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| Desborough | Friday 26th Nov
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| Rothwell | Celebrations start on Friday 3rd Dec at 6pm with the gala.
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For more details of the events please pop into the Kettering Tourist Information Centre, telephone 01536 410333 or keep an eye on the notice boards on Kettering's market place.