Main Page

2025-09-20T07:23:42Z

Gareth:

__NOTOC__

Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.

Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:

# Installing and removing the [[Lights Installation | Christmas Lights]] in Sittingbourne High Street
# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.
# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.

We also run a few smaller activities:

# We present a trophy for the house with the best exterior Christmas lights, called the [[Residential Gardens Competition]].
# We hold a thank you gathering for all our volunteers and anyone who has given us any kind of support, which usually takes place in early February.
# As of 2025 we are organising our first "Santa Run" in central Sittingbourne, planned for Saturday 13th Dec 2025.

Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.

This wiki is intended to collect information on the organisation of all the activities, for the use of volunteers in this group but also other volunteer groups across the country.

The author hopes that this might one day be of use for other voluntary groups throughout the UK who are planning to organise Christmas Lights and other public events.

The main pages so far:

* [[Management Committee]]. The group of volunteers responsible for organising all the activities.
* [[Switch On Day]]
* [[Switch On Day Letter to Residents]]
* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]
* [[Sleigh Rounds]]
* [[Santa Sleigh]]
* [[Collection Licence for Sleigh Rounds]]. Apply to Swale Borough Council for this.
* [[Unmetered Supply Certificate]]. This is needed to apply for the [[Street Column Attachment Licence | street column attachment licence]]. It is needed to pay an energy supplier for the unmetered electricity taken from street light columns. In south east England this can be obtained from the UMSO contact at UK Power Networks.
* [[Streetlight Attachment Permit]] to attach Christmas lights to street lights in Sittingbourne High Street. Apply to Kent County Council for this.
* [[Grants and Fundraising]]
* [[Supporter Information]]

Switch On Day

2025-09-20T07:17:28Z

Gareth: /* Things that need to be arranged in advance */

Switch on day officially opens at 10am with market stalls and the final lights switch on at 5:30pm.

The actual road closure starts earlier (06:00) and goes until 7pm since the road closure needs to be in place while the many market stalls pack up and leave.

For the volunteers, the morning starts at 6am or earlier and goes on until after 7pm because any remaining litter needs to be cleared up before leaving.

We operate a [[Grotto | Santa's Grotto]] during the main hours of the day.

We should prepare identity badges on lanyards for the main volunteers.

We should tell Sittingbourne Police Station about the event in advance because we have had cases where they did not know the event was happening even though Kent Police themselves are one of the consultees on the event planning.

===Pre-meeting===
There is a pre-meeting of all volunteers and the marshals on the evening of the Thurday before the Saturday switch on.

===Switch On Day Timeline===

This is the rough timeline for events:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Timetable of events on Switch On Day
|-
! Time !! Event
|-
| 06:00 || Road closure order takes effect
|-
| 06:00-07:00 || Arrival of fairground
|-
| 07:00-09:00 || Arrival of stallholders, stage, ambulance etc. All vehicles that do not form part of a stall must be removed before 10:00.
|-
| 10:00 || Start of event
|-
| 17:30 || Lights switched on
|-
| 19:00 || Road closure order ends
|}

===Roles on the Day===

Generally all the committee members are present at Switch On Day in a general capacity, although some roles are more defined:

* Site manager - the person who is legally responsible for the road closure. Is not supposed to leave the site throughout the entire event.

* Treasurer - Needs to prepare a float for the grotto so that they can give change. Typically about £30 of cash will do. Also collects the grotto takings and pays them in to the bank.

* Stage and arena manager - Overall responsibility for the entertainment acts that are going on on the main and second stages.

* Welfare lead - Checks on and looks after the needs of other volunteers. For example if people are unable to leave their posts then can bring water, food or ask others for assistance etc. Can also offer to stand in for single stall-holders who need to leave their stall to go to the toilet, although this is an unofficial function that is entirely at the discretion of the individuals involved.

* Welfare support volunteer - assisting the welfare lead and other volunteers.

===Things that need to be arranged in advance===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Things that need to be purchased in advance of Switch On Day
|-
! Item !! Typical Cost !! Description
|-
| Stage || £1,100 + VAT || Includes Stage, PA, Lights, Engineer and Crew
|-
| Fencing || £200 || Need to include delivery on the Saturday morning and pickup on the Saturday evening
|-
| Event Insurance || ~£1,100 || Insurance cover for the day
|-
| Ambulance and two staff || ~£800 || Medical and fire cover given the size of the event.
|-
| Lanyards with Id badges || Minor || Worn by volunteers on Switch On Day
|-
| Security guards || ~£1,000 || (Beginning in 2025.)
|}

===Permissions Required===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Permissions Required
|-
! Item !! Obtain From !! Typical cost !! Description
|-
| [[Road closure order]] || Swale Borough Council? || ? || Required to close the road for the event
|-
| Premises licence || Swale Borough Council || ~£500 (but see description) || Required for entertainment events. Note that Swale Borough Council have their own Premises licence and are willing to allow us to use it so that we do not have to pay the cost. We must let them know of this when discussing the event plan.
|-
| Event management plan || Swale Borough Council || ? || We prepare this in consultation with Swale Borough Council and the Safety Advisory Group which includes Kent Police. However, we have previously been told that it is not a "permission" as such so is more a collarborative working with local organisations.
|-
| Public liability insurance ("Event insurance") || Private insurance company || ~£1,100 || The document for this is also required to get one of the Swale Borough Council permissions.
|-
| Public performance licence (PPL/PRS) || [https://pplprs.co.uk/themusiclicence/sectors/charity/ PPLPRS] || (TBD) || Needed for playing live music. We request the Charity and Community Discount to keep the costs lower.
|-
| Street trading license for market stalls || Swale Borough Council || £20 ? || Each individual market stall operator must apply for their own street trading license if they are selling anything. Stalls not selling anything may be exempt but need to check.
|-
| Street collection license || Swale Borough Council || ? || Two organisations are allowed to have collection pots for donations at the event.
|}

===Stalls===

Some of the types of stalls that we have in the Switch On Day market:

* Fairground
* Food vendors
* Christmas related vendors
* Charity stalls such as Cats Protection
* [[Grotto]]

===Entertainment===

The main stage has a large performance area in front of it so dance groups use the ground in front of the stage and singers use the stage. The performance area is fenced off with crowd control barriers.

We try to accommodate disabled and wheelchair-bound users by creating an additional fenced off area in front of the performance area which can be opened to allow wheelchair users to have a front row viewing experience. Otherwise they would not be able to see over crowds of standing people.

Some of the entertainments include:

* Local singers and bands
* Childrens and adults dance groups
* Signing choirs (i.e. sign language)

We do not pay for entertainers. Many community groups like the opportunity to perform and do not expect payment.

We have recently expanded from having a single main stage in Central Avenue to having an additional entertainment stage near St Michael's church at the eastern end of the High Street.

We engage local community radio stations who send along DJs who compere the event. Swale FM have recently started compering the second stage at the eastern end of the High Street.

Sleigh Rounds

2025-09-20T07:14:06Z

Gareth:

Main Page

2025-09-20T07:06:36Z

Gareth: Minor updates.

__NOTOC__

Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.

Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:

# Installing and removing the Christmas Lights in Sittingbourne High Street
# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.
# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.

We also run a few smaller activities:

# We present a trophy for the house with the best exterior Christmas lights, called the [[Residential Gardens Competition]].
# We hold a thank you gathering for all our volunteers and anyone who has given us any kind of support, which usually takes place in early February.
# As of 2025 we are organising our first "Santa Run" in central Sittingbourne, planned for Saturday 13th Dec 2025.

Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.

This wiki is intended to collect information on the organisation of all the activities, for the use of volunteers in this group but also other volunteer groups across the country.

The author hopes that this might one day be of use for other voluntary groups throughout the UK who are planning to organise Christmas Lights and other public events.

The main pages so far:

* [[Management Committee]]. The group of volunteers responsible for organising all the activities.
* [[Switch On Day]]
* [[Switch On Day Letter to Residents]]
* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]
* [[Sleigh Rounds]]
* [[Santa Sleigh]]
* [[Collection Licence for Sleigh Rounds]]. Apply to Swale Borough Council for this.
* [[Unmetered Supply Certificate]]. This is needed to apply for the [[Street Column Attachment Licence | street column attachment licence]]. It is needed to pay an energy supplier for the unmetered electricity taken from street light columns. In south east England this can be obtained from the UMSO contact at UK Power Networks.
* [[Streetlight Attachment Permit]] to attach Christmas lights to street lights in Sittingbourne High Street. Apply to Kent County Council for this.
* [[Grants and Fundraising]]
* [[Supporter Information]]

Main Page

Switch On Day

2024-10-27T10:59:40Z

Gareth: /* Things that need to be arranged in advance */

Switch on day officially opens at 10am with market stalls and the final lights switch on at 5:30pm.

The actual road closure starts earlier (06:00) and goes until 7pm since the road closure needs to be in place while the many market stalls pack up and leave.

For the volunteers, the morning starts at 6am or earlier and goes on until after 7pm because any remaining litter needs to be cleared up before leaving.

We operate a [[Grotto | Santa's Grotto]] during the main hours of the day.

We should prepare identity badges on lanyards for the main volunteers.

We should tell Sittingbourne Police Station about the event in advance because we have had cases where they did not know the event was happening even though Kent Police themselves are one of the consultees on the event planning.

===Pre-meeting===
There is a pre-meeting of all volunteers and the marshals on the evening of the Thurday before the Saturday switch on.

===Switch On Day Timeline===

This is the rough timeline for events:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Timetable of events on Switch On Day
|-
! Time !! Event
|-
| 06:00 || Road closure order takes effect
|-
| 06:00-07:00 || Arrival of fairground
|-
| 07:00-09:00 || Arrival of stallholders, stage, ambulance etc. All vehicles that do not form part of a stall must be removed before 10:00.
|-
| 10:00 || Start of event
|-
| 17:30 || Lights switched on
|-
| 19:00 || Road closure order ends
|}

===Things that need to be arranged in advance===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Things that need to be purchased in advance of Switch On Day
|-
! Item !! Typical Cost !! Description
|-
| Stage || £1,100 + VAT || Includes Stage, PA, Lights, Engineer and Crew
|-
| Fencing || £200 || Need to include delivery on the Saturday morning and pickup on the Saturday evening
|-
| Event Insurance || ~£1,100 || Insurance cover for the day
|-
| Ambulance and two staff || ~£800 || Medical and fire cover given the size of the event.
|}

===Permissions Required===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Permissions Required
|-
! Item !! Obtain From !! Typical cost !! Description
|-
| [[Road closure order]] || Swale Borough Council? || ? || Required to close the road for the event
|-
| Premises licence || Swale Borough Council || ~£500 (but see description) || Required for entertainment events. Note that Swale Borough Council have their own Premises licence and are willing to allow us to use it so that we do not have to pay the cost. We must let them know of this when discussing the event plan.
|-
| Event management plan || Swale Borough Council || ? || We prepare this in consultation with Swale Borough Council and the Safety Advisory Group which includes Kent Police. However, we have previously been told that it is not a "permission" as such so is more a collarborative working with local organisations.
|-
| Public liability insurance ("Event insurance") || Private insurance company || ~£1,100 || The document for this is also required to get one of the Swale Borough Council permissions.
|-
| Public performance licence (PPL/PRS) || [https://pplprs.co.uk/themusiclicence/sectors/charity/ PPLPRS] || (TBD) || Needed for playing live music. We request the Charity and Community Discount to keep the costs lower.
|-
| Street trading license for market stalls || Swale Borough Council || £20 ? || Each individual market stall operator must apply for their own street trading license if they are selling anything. Stalls not selling anything may be exempt but need to check.
|-
| Street collection license || Swale Borough Council || ? || Two organisations are allowed to have collection pots for donations at the event.
|}

===Stalls===

Some of the types of stalls that we have in the Switch On Day market:

* Fairground
* Food vendors
* Christmas related vendors
* Charity stalls such as Cats Protection
* [[Grotto]]

===Entertainment===

The main stage has a large performance area in front of it so dance groups use the ground in front of the stage and singers use the stage. The performance area is fenced off with crowd control barriers.

We try to accommodate disabled and wheelchair-bound users by creating an additional fenced off area in front of the performance area which can be opened to allow wheelchair users to have a front row viewing experience. Otherwise they would not be able to see over crowds of standing people.

Some of the entertainments include:

* Local singers and bands
* Childrens and adults dance groups
* Signing choirs (i.e. sign language)

We do not pay for entertainers. Many community groups like the opportunity to perform and do not expect payment.

We have recently expanded from having a single main stage in Central Avenue to having an additional entertainment stage near St Michael's church at the eastern end of the High Street.

We engage local community radio stations who send along DJs who compere the event. Swale FM have recently started compering the second stage at the eastern end of the High Street.

Road closure order

2024-10-14T14:35:29Z

Gareth:

The following is an example of a real road closure order. This is a public document issued by Swale Borough Council.

After receiving it, we need to deliver notification letters along the High Street to all properties affected. We should post letters (using stamps) to any flats or other properties where we cannot get access to the letterbox.

[[File:Road Closure 2024.jpg|thumb|alt=A scanned copy of a road closure notice, which is a single side of A4 paper with text on.|Road Closure Notice]]

File:Road Closure 2024.jpg

2024-10-14T14:33:42Z

Gareth: An example of a road closure notice issued by Swale Borough Council.

== Summary ==
An example of a road closure notice issued by Swale Borough Council.

Road closure order

2024-10-14T14:26:45Z

Gareth: Created page with "The following is an example of a real road closure order. This is a public document issued by Swale Borough Council. After receiving it, we need to deliver notification letters along the High Street to all properties affected. We should post letters (using stamps) to any flats or other properties where we cannot get access to the letterbox."

Switch On Day

2024-10-14T14:21:35Z

Gareth: /* Permissions Required */

Switch on day officially opens at 10am with market stalls and the final lights switch on at 5:30pm.

The actual road closure starts earlier (06:00) and goes until 7pm since the road closure needs to be in place while the many market stalls pack up and leave.

For the volunteers, the morning starts at 6am or earlier and goes on until after 7pm because any remaining litter needs to be cleared up before leaving.

We operate a [[Grotto | Santa's Grotto]] during the main hours of the day.

We should prepare identity badges on lanyards for the main volunteers.

We should tell Sittingbourne Police Station about the event in advance because we have had cases where they did not know the event was happening even though Kent Police themselves are one of the consultees on the event planning.

===Pre-meeting===
There is a pre-meeting of all volunteers and the marshals on the evening of the Thurday before the Saturday switch on.

===Switch On Day Timeline===

This is the rough timeline for events:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Timetable of events on Switch On Day
|-
! Time !! Event
|-
| 06:00 || Road closure order takes effect
|-
| 06:00-07:00 || Arrival of fairground
|-
| 07:00-09:00 || Arrival of stallholders, stage, ambulance etc. All vehicles that do not form part of a stall must be removed before 10:00.
|-
| 10:00 || Start of event
|-
| 17:30 || Lights switched on
|-
| 19:00 || Road closure order ends
|}

===Things that need to be arranged in advance===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Things that need to be purchased in advance of Switch On Day
|-
! Item !! Typical Cost !! Description
|-
| Stage || £1,100 + VAT || Includes Stage, PA, Lights, Engineer and Crew
|-
| Fencing || £200 || Need to include delivery on the Saturday morning
|-
| Event Insurance || ~£1,100 || Insurance cover for the day
|-
| Ambulance and two staff || ~£800 || Medical and fire cover given the size of the event.
|}

===Permissions Required===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Permissions Required
|-
! Item !! Obtain From !! Typical cost !! Description
|-
| [[Road closure order]] || Swale Borough Council? || ? || Required to close the road for the event
|-
| Premises licence || Swale Borough Council || ~£500 (but see description) || Required for entertainment events. Note that Swale Borough Council have their own Premises licence and are willing to allow us to use it so that we do not have to pay the cost. We must let them know of this when discussing the event plan.
|-
| Event management plan || Swale Borough Council || ? || We prepare this in consultation with Swale Borough Council and the Safety Advisory Group which includes Kent Police. However, we have previously been told that it is not a "permission" as such so is more a collarborative working with local organisations.
|-
| Public liability insurance ("Event insurance") || Private insurance company || ~£1,100 || The document for this is also required to get one of the Swale Borough Council permissions.
|-
| Public performance licence (PPL/PRS) || [https://pplprs.co.uk/themusiclicence/sectors/charity/ PPLPRS] || (TBD) || Needed for playing live music. We request the Charity and Community Discount to keep the costs lower.
|-
| Street trading license for market stalls || Swale Borough Council || £20 ? || Each individual market stall operator must apply for their own street trading license if they are selling anything. Stalls not selling anything may be exempt but need to check.
|-
| Street collection license || Swale Borough Council || ? || Two organisations are allowed to have collection pots for donations at the event.
|}

===Stalls===

Some of the types of stalls that we have in the Switch On Day market:

* Fairground
* Food vendors
* Christmas related vendors
* Charity stalls such as Cats Protection
* [[Grotto]]

===Entertainment===

The main stage has a large performance area in front of it so dance groups use the ground in front of the stage and singers use the stage. The performance area is fenced off with crowd control barriers.

We try to accommodate disabled and wheelchair-bound users by creating an additional fenced off area in front of the performance area which can be opened to allow wheelchair users to have a front row viewing experience. Otherwise they would not be able to see over crowds of standing people.

Some of the entertainments include:

* Local singers and bands
* Childrens and adults dance groups
* Signing choirs (i.e. sign language)

We do not pay for entertainers. Many community groups like the opportunity to perform and do not expect payment.

We have recently expanded from having a single main stage in Central Avenue to having an additional entertainment stage near St Michael's church at the eastern end of the High Street.

We engage local community radio stations who send along DJs who compere the event. Swale FM have recently started compering the second stage at the eastern end of the High Street.

Main Page

2024-10-10T07:29:01Z

Gareth:

__NOTOC__

Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.

Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for:

# The Christmas Lights in Sittingbourne High Street
# The Christmas Lights Switch On Day event with entertainments and associated festivities.
# The Father Christmas Sleigh Rounds which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.

Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.

This wiki is intended to collect information on the organisation of all the activities, for the use of volunteers in this group but also other volunteer groups across the country.

The author hopes that this might one day be of use for other voluntary groups throughout the UK who are planning to organise Christmas Lights and other public events.

The main pages so far:

* [[Management Committee]]. The group of volunteers responsible for organising all the activities.
* [[Switch On Day]]
* [[Switch On Day Letter to Residents]]
* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]
* [[Sleigh Rounds]]
* [[Collection Licence for Sleigh Rounds]]. Apply to Swale Borough Council for this.
* [[Unmetered Supply Certificate]]. This is needed to apply for the [[Street Column Attachment Licence | street column attachment licence]]. It is needed to pay an energy supplier for the unmetered electricity taken from street light columns. In south east England this can be obtained from the UMSO contact at UK Power Networks.
* [[Streetlight Attachment Permit]] to attach Christmas lights to street lights in Sittingbourne High Street. Apply to Kent County Council for this.
* [[Grants and Fundraising]]
* [[Supporter Information]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Permits required
|-
! Name !! Obtain from !! Date needed by
|-
| Streetlight Attachment Permit || Kent County Council || Technically at least 6 weeks before the lights are put up (not the switch on date)
|-
| Public performance licence (PPL/PRS) for switch on day || PPLPRS || Before Switch On Day
|-
| Public performance licence (PPL/PRS) for sleigh rounds || PPLPRS || Before start of sleigh rounds
|}

Welcome to your new wiki! You may find the following link useful: [[mw:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] on mediawiki.org.

Switch On Day

2024-10-10T07:27:23Z

Gareth: /* Permissions Required */

Switch on day officially opens at 10am with market stalls and the final lights switch on at 5:30pm.

The actual road closure starts earlier (06:00) and goes until 7pm since the road closure needs to be in place while the many market stalls pack up and leave.

For the volunteers, the morning starts at 6am or earlier and goes on until after 7pm because any remaining litter needs to be cleared up before leaving.

We operate a [[Grotto | Santa's Grotto]] during the main hours of the day.

We should prepare identity badges on lanyards for the main volunteers.

We should tell Sittingbourne Police Station about the event in advance because we have had cases where they did not know the event was happening even though Kent Police themselves are one of the consultees on the event planning.

===Pre-meeting===
There is a pre-meeting of all volunteers and the marshals on the evening of the Thurday before the Saturday switch on.

===Switch On Day Timeline===

This is the rough timeline for events:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Timetable of events on Switch On Day
|-
! Time !! Event
|-
| 06:00 || Road closure order takes effect
|-
| 06:00-07:00 || Arrival of fairground
|-
| 07:00-09:00 || Arrival of stallholders, stage, ambulance etc. All vehicles that do not form part of a stall must be removed before 10:00.
|-
| 10:00 || Start of event
|-
| 17:30 || Lights switched on
|-
| 19:00 || Road closure order ends
|}

===Things that need to be arranged in advance===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Things that need to be purchased in advance of Switch On Day
|-
! Item !! Typical Cost !! Description
|-
| Stage || £1,100 + VAT || Includes Stage, PA, Lights, Engineer and Crew
|-
| Fencing || £200 || Need to include delivery on the Saturday morning
|-
| Event Insurance || ~£1,100 || Insurance cover for the day
|-
| Ambulance and two staff || ~£800 || Medical and fire cover given the size of the event.
|}

===Permissions Required===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Permissions Required
|-
! Item !! Obtain From !! Typical cost !! Description
|-
| Road closure order || Swale Borough Council? || ? || Required to close the road for the event
|-
| Premises licence || Swale Borough Council || ~£500 (but see description) || Required for entertainment events. Note that Swale Borough Council have their own Premises licence and are willing to allow us to use it so that we do not have to pay the cost. We must let them know of this when discussing the event plan.
|-
| Event management plan || Swale Borough Council || ? || We prepare this in consultation with Swale Borough Council and the Safety Advisory Group which includes Kent Police. However, we have previously been told that it is not a "permission" as such so is more a collarborative working with local organisations.
|-
| Public liability insurance ("Event insurance") || Private insurance company || ~£1,100 || The document for this is also required to get one of the Swale Borough Council permissions.
|-
| Public performance licence (PPL/PRS) || [https://pplprs.co.uk/themusiclicence/sectors/charity/ PPLPRS] || (TBD) || Needed for playing live music. We request the Charity and Community Discount to keep the costs lower.
|-
| Street trading license for market stalls || Swale Borough Council || £20 ? || Each individual market stall operator must apply for their own street trading license if they are selling anything. Stalls not selling anything may be exempt but need to check.
|-
| Street collection license || Swale Borough Council || ? || Two organisations are allowed to have collection pots for donations at the event.
|}

===Stalls===

Some of the types of stalls that we have in the Switch On Day market:

* Fairground
* Food vendors
* Christmas related vendors
* Charity stalls such as Cats Protection
* [[Grotto]]

===Entertainment===

The main stage has a large performance area in front of it so dance groups use the ground in front of the stage and singers use the stage. The performance area is fenced off with crowd control barriers.

We try to accommodate disabled and wheelchair-bound users by creating an additional fenced off area in front of the performance area which can be opened to allow wheelchair users to have a front row viewing experience. Otherwise they would not be able to see over crowds of standing people.

Some of the entertainments include:

* Local singers and bands
* Childrens and adults dance groups
* Signing choirs (i.e. sign language)

We do not pay for entertainers. Many community groups like the opportunity to perform and do not expect payment.

We have recently expanded from having a single main stage in Central Avenue to having an additional entertainment stage near St Michael's church at the eastern end of the High Street.

We engage local community radio stations who send along DJs who compere the event. Swale FM have recently started compering the second stage at the eastern end of the High Street.

Switch On Day

Switch On Day

2024-10-05T11:59:46Z

Gareth: