Oct 23, 20172 min read

Formby Christmas Lights Switch-on

This year takes place on Sunday 26 November. There will be Christmas market stalls, children's fairground rides and entertainment from 1pm culminating in the lights being switched on at 5pm. Festivities will continue on through 'till 7pm and later in the local bars.

This year the rides and other entertainment will extend out to the front of Formby Pool. Road closures will be in place on Brows Lane, Rosemary Lane jnc. Brows Lane, Elbow Lane jnc. Chapel Lane and at the Chapel Lane roundabout.

The event is FREE ENTRY as always. the Formby Christmas Lights Appeal committee, headed by Cllr Denise Dutton, are currently fund raising and thankful to all the local traders, local organisations and private donations for helping us keep Formby Village twinkling throughout the festive period.

Special thanks also to Sovini for again offering to provide the tree and to Paul Lally 'The Christmas Decorator' and local resident for installing and decorating the tree free of charge.

Formby Interests Me

Want to know what's happening in Formby? Check out www.formby.interests.me This web-site is specially for local groups, clubs and societies to publish news and events. The site was developed by the Formby Business Partnership group whose members all agreed that a centralised web-site which informed the local community about various types of events would be a fantastic asset. So far there are in excess of 20 local groups contributing to the page. Simply click on the www.formby.interests.me page to see a list of events and to subscribe to a weekly email.

Special thanks to Sean Brady and Blair Hilton for leading on this project on behalf of the Formby Business Partnership group.

If you are involved in a local group and would like to find out more about contributing to the web-site, please contact Pat Wordley info@woodwardsformby.co.uk