Christmas lights are set to be installed in the West End of Morecambe in a scheme to brighten up the festive season in the town.
Morecambe Town Council will install the lights along Regent Road and Westgate this December.
This will see 40 decorative Christmas tree light motifs attached to lampposts along a 1.5km stretch from Claremont Road to Westgate Primary School.
The town council said the scheme had been designed with sustainability in mind and that "each motif will include materials made from recycled plastics and will use low-energy LED bulbs, reflecting a modern, environmentally conscious approach to civic illumination".
Councillor Lee Bradbury, chairperson of Morecambe Town Council’s Festivals, Sponsorships and Events Committee, said: "It has long been an ambition of this council to see more festive lighting spread around the town once again.
"While not on the scale of the illuminations of yesteryear, the hope is to continue to build on this display year on year - involving local people in the design and procurement of new motifs representing our community - so future generations can make the same memories that a lot of residents had growing up here."
The West End lighting scheme follows the recent announcement of a Christmas Tree installation in Bare.
Earlier this week, the town council revealed plans to install a decorated and illuminated tree on the corner of Bare Lane and Mayfield Drive, with an accompanying 'Santa's Nice List', where residents can, for a £5 donation, have their name, the name of a friend or family member added to a list to be displayed beside the tree.
All proceeds will go directly towards funding the Bare Lane Christmas Tree project and ensuring its success in future years.
The council said these initiatives were "expected to boost community spirit, enhance pride in the area, and support the local retail and tourism economy during the festive season".
Councillor Clark Kent, chairperson of Morecambe Town Council, said: "Many residents have expressed concerns about what may be on the horizon following Local Government Reorganisation, and we want to reassure people that Morecambe Town Council will still be here to represent them and look out for the town’s interests.
"Projects like this help us do just that, ensuring money is well spent on improvements that are visible, valued, and make a real difference to our community."
The town council said the West End lights would cost under £22,500 "in terms of one-off costs for purchased assets that will be reusable in future years – motifs, associated equipment (timer sockets etc) – and just over £6,000 in consumable costs - installation, electricity, removal, storage etc".
The council said the Bare Lane Christmas tree would cost "just over £5,000 in total, of which half is for purchased, reusable assets – decorations, lighting, equipment etc – and half on consumable costs – tree itself, installation, removal etc".
A spokesperson said for both schemes that "barring any change of approach, the latter could reasonably be anticipated to be incurred annually subject to inflation/price rises and any savings that can be found".
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