What are you opinions on the City's Christmas lights? Does anyone else think it's time for some new ones? :)

Good as the lights are, I think some new ones are definitely needed.

Yeah, the Christmas tree lights are very poor. The council spends millions on all kinds of stupid "tourist" attractions, yet they can't afford to give Sheffield a decent set of Christmas tree lights.

It's very bad form :(

Originally posted by "geoffbowen"

What are you opinions on the City's Christmas lights? Does anyone else think it's time for some new ones? :)

yes i agree sheffield needs to up date :cry: It would help us all to get into the christmas spirit, :D [/b]

Has anyone seen the lights in Manchester or Leeds? How do they compare?

manchester has a lot of lights and they are all working. the decorations are same as years back but they are well-maintained.

there are 2 christmas markets - the town hall square is european, st annes square is german. the city is looking good.

It would be nice if anyone could take pictures of the christmas lights so us ex-pats could have an opinion on them to. I still feel very passionatly about Sheffield, its people and affairs despite not living there.

How about some pics then...........please!!!! :)

let me tell you,they rushed to put the christmas lights up,and did not even check the bulbs to see if they were working.........inside info :D

I visited a friend that lives in Truro (a much smaller place than Sheffield) and their lights were amazing. They were still quite simply, but somehow look about 20 years more modern than our sorry efforts :cry:

They were a million times better than the University's pathetic display - two strings of white lights on a single tree.

got to agree. about time they invested in a new set of lights. Hopefully from the winter gardens and the millenium gallery and stuff it looks like the city centre is being done up. So a new set of lights wouldn't go a miss seeing as the old ones weren't up to much :)

if they are anything like the ones in corby then you need new ones, i think the localo council bought them from oxfam they were that bad, but on town scale size i think theres twice the amount of ppl that hillsborough can hold not that many even

i think they are great:thumbsup:

What lights? :confused:

We were in Long Eaton last weekend, and that little town with one High Street has far better lights than Sheffield. Sheffield seems to have fewer Christmas (sorry, Holiday) lights every year.

A long time ago when all the shops chipped in (don't know if they still do) we had the reputation of having the best display outside London. WHAT HAPPENED. They've even stopped decorating the peace gardens and unless you travel from castle gate to the bottom of the moor there's nothing. Surely I'm not the only one to like a bit of sparkle when I go through town.:(

Originally posted by Patchy
What lights? :confused:

We were in Long Eaton last weekend, and that little town with one High Street has far better lights than Sheffield. Sheffield seems to have fewer Christmas (sorry, Holiday) lights every year.

i was talking about the ones outside houses on harbrough avenue:)

there's some brilliant big snow men:thumbsup:

Originally posted by kirky
i was talking about the ones outside houses on harbrough avenue:)

Are those the ones that were on special offer in the Market Tavern, or the discounted ones in Hen & Chicken? ;)

Originally posted by Patchy
Are those the ones that were on special offer in the Market Tavern, or the discounted ones in Hen & Chicken? ;)

stop being manorist..............:|

I once went to Derby in the early 80’s, and the lights said, “Welcome to Cleethorpes”.
Nuf said.

I think they look OK - the ones on the trees at the top of Fargate (the multicoloured ones) are cool, and if all the bulbs worked they would look ok down Fargate as well. That said, the ones in Newcastle are mint and much better.

Originally posted by limpetboy
I think they look OK - the ones on the trees at the top of Fargate (the multicoloured ones) are cool, and if all the bulbs worked they would look ok down Fargate as well. That said, the ones in Newcastle are mint and much better.

**** off to newcastle then for christmas:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Originally posted by kirky
**** off to newcastle then for christmas:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Wish i could, would be better than this two lights and a bit of tinsel ****hole

Originally posted by limpetboy
Wish i could, would be better than this two lights and a bit of tinsel ****hole

well what brings you back then? obviously not your football team

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

the joke of sheffield:D

Originally posted by kirky
well what brings you back then? obviously not your football team

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

the joke of sheffield:D

lol touche,

Originally posted by limpetboy
lol touche,

couldn't resist:D

Originally posted by Guest
Has anyone seen the lights in Manchester or Leeds? How do they compare?

For the record the Leeds lights are pretty poor too :hihi: Thats what you all wanted to hear and its true!

theres some strange blue & silver lights displaying messages like 'millennium galleries' up near the winter gardens.
They are stuck up on posts, and you have to turn your head to see what is written there & also be on the right side, otherwise its backwards.

They are pretty, but they are all the same colour & look a bit weird. What happened to red & green? or is that not PC any more?

Sheffields lights are far prettier than the ones I remember from home down south... Mind you none of them are as good as the ones in my front room!!! :clap:

I think the lights in Sheffield this year are pretty pathetic.

Honestly, a small town like Chesterfield has done better.

But I hear that they're trying to downplay Xmas, and theyre not 'Xmas' lights any mor, but 'winter lights'.

Utter bo**ocks.

R

Originally posted by designbunny
theres some strange blue & silver lights displaying messages like 'millennium galleries' up near the winter gardens.
They are stuck up on posts, and you have to turn your head to see what is written there & also be on the right side, otherwise its backwards.

They are pretty, but they are all the same colour & look a bit weird. What happened to red & green? or is that not PC any more?


Red and Green might be offensive to moslems and are therefore considered taboo colours by Sheffield city council.

R

the lights are poor and depressing. Leeds always puts on a good show, and I was in Loughborough last week and their lights are basic but really lighten the place up.

Red and Green might be offensive to moslems and are therefore considered taboo colours by Sheffield city council.


has anyone asked for the muslims opinion?

What about xmas trees, they're green.

This is silly, its like all those people who complained about the noddy cartoon being gay or something lol. People read far too much into things these days, too scared of being anti-whatever.

The council put the lights up for Ede & no one complained about that

I wonder how this years Christmas lights will look :D

PS I have resurrected thread number 2 of the forum.
That's right this was officially the second thread posted :lol:

The first one was boring so I left it ;)

This years christmas lights, not bad, but seem to lack any reference to christmas or father Xmas. Why is this ?

Does the person on the council who came up with this years christmas lights need a kick up the backside?

This years christmas lights, not bad, but seem to lack any reference to christmas or father Xmas. Why is this ?

Does the person on the council who came up with this years christmas lights need a kick up the backside?


yeah its probably cos it might not be politically correct to have xmas lights incase they offend the ethnic community.

lets just ban christmas altogther lol and give the council a good kickin'

Might I sugest that the incompetent boob who came up with these lights......be given the sack, for christmas ?????????

Is this all the lights that are going up this year? I thought we still had shed loads to come??? :S

The ones that are up now are barely noticable and just make me want to go buy a slingshot, give it to some small child and point upto the lights saying "Santa won't come unless you destroy those!".

yeah its probably cos it might not be politically correct to have xmas lights incase they offend the ethnic community.

lets just ban christmas altogther lol and give the council a good kickin'

:loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

yeah its probably cos it might not be politically correct to have xmas lights incase they offend the ethnic community.

lets just ban christmas altogther lol and give the council a good kickin'
Christmas Carols were for many many years heard around Effingham Square in Rotherham Town centre. They came from the All Saints Church. They ceased mysteriously two years ago. Political correctness.....yes I think so.
It does seem that Christmas is being toned down in many areas with large ethnic communities. I feel for our poor children......they are being deprived of the magic that we experienced!

Well I will be joining in with the Christmas cheer and going carolling with my friends this year, no matter what.

I do sit and wait though, for the day when the words "Santa" and "Christmas" are stricken from the Dictionary and replaced by "Happy Man" and "Happy Time".

Isn't it racist now to call them Christmas lights and now their being called Winter lights?

yeah its probably cos it might not be politically correct to have xmas lights incase they offend the ethnic community.

lets just ban christmas altogther lol and give the council a good kickin'

:rolleyes: God i really wish people would come up with a better excuse for things than to constantly blame minorities in our society who probably couldn't give two hoots whether we have xmas lights. What a load of crap!

Isn't it racist now to call them Christmas lights and now their being called Winter lights?

I heard that, can't remember if it was on another thread on forum, or if I read it in the Star.

Isn't it racist now to call them Christmas lights and now their being called Winter lights?

Yeah the xmas lights get all offended from the racist comments, oh you didn't mean the lights... its just im struggling to understand who would have a problem with what people call christmas lights...

Isn't it racist now to call them Christmas lights and now their being called Winter lights?
If so then it's pathetic.

Anyone else up for joining in with me and sticking up thousnads of random "Merry Christmas" posters around town this December?

Isn't it racist now to call them Christmas lights and now their being called Winter lights?
I read that last year, in particular I think it referred to Blackpools lights.
I tell you what though, the day I refer to them as Winter Lights will be the day hell freezes over, no one is stealing part of my culture in order to stifle it.
If the Australian PM is telling immigrants they are welcome but must accept Australian culture - he's right.
I for one have just about bloody enough. I shall have a look at the lights when I'm in on Wednesday and if they don't refer to Xmas at all I shall be writing a letter.
How dare anyone think that they can short change our original culture - for that's what keeps the world interesting.
What's the point of going somewhere else if it's exactly the same as here?
Dozy pillocks.
Hmmm, I might just emigrate.

If so then it's pathetic.

Anyone else up for joining in with me and sticking up thousnads of random "Merry Christmas" posters around town this December?

Yeah I'll do it - and what's more, lets write on them - with genuine CHRISTMAS wishes from the people of Sheffield Forum.

:rolleyes: God i really wish people would come up with a better excuse for things than to constantly blame minorities in our society who probably couldn't give two hoots whether we have xmas lights. What a load of crap!
No it aint crap.....its happening...NOW

Yeah I'll do it - and what's more, lets write on them - with genuine CHRISTMAS wishes from the people of Sheffield Forum.
Great, I am serious about this. I'll even design some posters for us to put into circulation, a few members get them and get them photocopied, we could plaster the whole city with xmas cheer! :)

Well its funny i only ever hear about these sort of things from people who are getting all worked up about them (singing baa baa black sheep in schools, calling a blackboard a whiteboard/chalkboard :rolleyes: ) it appears to all be lies to get people worked up! i know people from other religions and i've never heard them say a bloody word about how christians or non religious people celebrate xmas! I'm sure they don't give a flying f**k!

It's all just because a select few complain and the government does not want to appear racist in anyway to avoid an uproar!

No it aint crap.....its happening...NOW


thank you

we are already changing the dictionary to suit minorities when its not really them its the government/councils who have nothing else better to do than make up which words they would like to change this week when they could be sorting out this bloody mess of a country

Well its funny i only ever hear about these sort of things from people who are getting all worked up about them (singing baa baa black sheep in schools, calling a blackboard a whiteboard/chalkboard :rolleyes: ) it appears to all be lies to get people worked up! i know people from other religions and i've never heard them say a bloody word about how christians or non religious people celebrate xmas! I'm sure they don't give a flying f**k!


at my kids school the blackboards are called either green boards or whiteboards, isn't whiteboard being racist to us, so its not all lies

welcome to the real world.

I think the government would realise the grief they would get if this 'winter lights' nonsense was true. Anyway we don't live in a dictatorship everyone is free to celebrate xmas as they wish and call it what ever they like.

Good luck with your poster thing will be fun to see them round town.

at my kids school the blackboards are called either green boards or whiteboards, isn't whiteboard being racist to us, so its not all lies

welcome to the real world.

Would that have anything to do with the fact they're green or white :rolleyes:

Its not racist to anyone its generally because in most modern schools you won't find blackboards they prefer whiteboards to write on it with markers rather than chalk.

Question: do you actually find the term whiteboard offensive to you? Because i don't and i'd find it pathetic if someone changed the name of it because they feared offending me, actually i'd find it hilarious. Don't you think its the same the other way round?

I live in the real world thankyou, one where i don't worry myself over bull****

Well, I shall be Father Christmas once more when we switch on the council's local Area Panel Christmas lights at Heeley Green shops at 3.30pm on Friday 8 December.

I shall then be Father Christmas again when we switch on the council's local Area Panel Christmas lights at Northern Avenue shops, Arbourthorne sometime after 4.30pm on the same day.

I'm a city councillor in Heeley Green and Arbourthorne, and I've never referred to them as anything other than Christmas lights.

As for the city centre lights, they are currently celebrating Eid - that's why they are switched on now. They then double up as the Christmas lights, as December 25th approaches. I think it's great that we have the city centre lights switched on now for both Eid and Christmas, as it cheers the city up no end.

Now, can we stop this silly squabbling over alleged political correctness, where in reality, none exists.

PS I make a great Father Christmas but you musn't spill the beans to the children I'm not the real one! So, you're all sworn to secrecy! Ho-ho-ho!

Well, I shall be Father Christmas once more when we switch on the council's local Area Panel Christmas lights at Heeley Green shops at 3.30pm on Friday 8 December.

I shall then be Father Christmas again when we switch on the council's local Area Panel Christmas lights at Northern Avenue shops, Arbourthorne sometime after 4.30pm on the same day.

I'm a city councillor in Heeley Green and Arbourthorne, and I've never referred to them as anything other than Christmas lights.

As for the city centre lights, they are currently celebrating Eid - that's why they are switched on now. They then double up as the Christmas lights, as December 25th approaches. I think it's great that we have the city centre lights switched on now for both Eid and Christmas, as it cheers the city up no end.

Now, can we stop this silly squabbling over alleged political correctness, where in reality, none exists.

PS I make a great Father Christmas but you musn't spill the beans to the children I'm not the real one! So, you're all sworn to secrecy! Ho-ho-ho!
Hey, gives me an idea for a Forum gathering, everyone shows up in Santa suits!

Shhh! Don't say your a councillor. Stick with santa :D

Would that have anything to do with the fact they're green or white :rolleyes:

Its not racist to anyone its generally because in most modern schools you won't find blackboards they prefer whiteboards to write on it with markers rather than chalk.

Question: do you actually find the term whiteboard offensive to you? Because i don't and i'd find it pathetic if someone changed the name of it because they feared offending me, actually i'd find it hilarious. Don't you think its the same the other way round?

I live in the real world thankyou, one where i don't worry myself over bull****


you are talking out of your ****, your a 20 yr old student who hasnt opened their eyes to the real world,

your making yourself sound really silly as you have no foundation to argue this point.

you'll also find that the vast amount of english people actually agree with me that changing all these words is just ridiculous.

im not saying that the ethnic minority are actually bothered or offended by these words its mainly down to the pathetic government that run this country.
if the ethnic minority do find the word blackboard offensive then why change it to white board.?

why should we lose our culture or our history just to please the few.

there are far too many people out there who are sick and tired of seeing our way of life dismantled piece by piece.

would other countries let us go and live there then start changing the way they live, no. its either live like they do or bugger off

when in rome..................

Like Rob said, lets calm the discussion down from all the politicalness. Lets try and keep the discussion the abismle state of the current lights and also keep ou fingers crossed for heaps more going up! :D

I love a good set of Christmas lights but personally think plain twinkly ones are better than the shaped character ones like Santas which can look a bit tacky when done badly.

you are talking out of your ****, your a 20 yr old student who hasnt opened their eyes to the real world,

your making yourself sound really silly as you have no foundation to argue this point.

you'll also find that the vast amount of english people actually agree with me that changing all these words is just ridiculous.

im not saying that the ethnic minority are actually bothered or offended by these words its mainly down to the pathetic government that run this country.
if the ethnic minority do find the word blackboard offensive then why change it to white board.?

why should we lose our culture or our history just to please the few.

there are far too many people out there who are sick and tired of seeing our way of life dismantled piece by piece.

would other countries let us go and live there then start changing the way they live, no. its either live like they do or bugger off

when in rome..................


Lol, i'm making myself look a fool....
You're just going off on another rant... I actually agree that changing all these words is damn right ridiculous and unnecessary. I can't even be bothered to pick things out of your rant to argue back...in fact i'm quite bored with you now! :rolleyes:

I think the government would realise the grief they would get if this 'winter lights' nonsense was true. Anyway we don't live in a dictatorship everyone is free to celebrate xmas as they wish and call it what ever they like.

Good luck with your poster thing will be fun to see them round town.
I read this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4398680.stm) last year! That's what makes me so passionate about it.
I only hope they learned but I doubt they did.

Well its funny i only ever hear about these sort of things from people who are getting all worked up about them (singing baa baa black sheep in schools, calling a blackboard a whiteboard/chalkboard :rolleyes: ) it appears to all be lies to get people worked up! i know people from other religions and i've never heard them say a bloody word about how christians or non religious people celebrate xmas! I'm sure they don't give a flying f**k!
No....they wouldnt say it to you!

you are talking out of your ****, your a 20 yr old student who hasnt opened their eyes to the real world,

At least Rooty has put some info about her/himself on his profile, hardly fair to hold that against Rooty, when you volunteer nothing about yourself for us to have a go at!

The reason that boards are called whiteboards these days is because that's what they are - whiteboards. I know of few schools these days that use blackboard and chalk.

It's just another of those nonsense on-dits that go the rounds regularly over the years and are usually proved to have no foundation in any fact whatsoever.

Well, I shall be Father Christmas once more when we switch on the council's local Area Panel Christmas lights at Heeley Green shops at 3.30pm on Friday 8 December.

I shall then be Father Christmas again when we switch on the council's local Area Panel Christmas lights at Northern Avenue shops, Arbourthorne sometime after 4.30pm on the same day.

I'm a city councillor in Heeley Green and Arbourthorne, and I've never referred to them as anything other than Christmas lights.

As for the city centre lights, they are currently celebrating Eid - that's why they are switched on now. They then double up as the Christmas lights, as December 25th approaches. I think it's great that we have the city centre lights switched on now for both Eid and Christmas, as it cheers the city up no end.

Now, can we stop this silly squabbling over alleged political correctness, where in reality, none exists.

PS I make a great Father Christmas but you musn't spill the beans to the children I'm not the real one! So, you're all sworn to secrecy! Ho-ho-ho!
What the hells Eid......please explain the significance of it to christmas.I am at a loss.....does it involve christmas carols in the true Christian tradition?.....where is it mentioned in the bible?

What the hells Eid......please explain the significance of it to christmas.I am at a loss.....does it involve christmas carols in the true Christian tradition?.....where is it mentioned in the bible?

EH? lol next you'll be saying that you didn't realise that the fireworks the other week were celebrating Divali ...

Ramadan, end of? ring any bells? Eid ...

Eid is Electronic identification, for example: line of sight using lights ( bar codes ) or radio frequency transmission.

Lets all celebrate. :)

at my kids school the blackboards are called either green boards or whiteboards ......

Most schools these days no longer have an old fashioned blackboard and chalk anymore. Instead, they have an interactive whiteboard. It's called that because it's actually like a giant white computer screen, and the children get to operate it themselves with a marker stick (no chalk required!).

On a recent visit to Norfolk Park Community Primary school, I was grateful to the kids who expertly demonstrated for my benefit how this amazing interactive whiteboard works. Every class has one too. I found it simply fantastic!

So, can we bury this nonsense about school blackboards having their name changed because of alleged political correctness. Schools simply don't have blackboards anymore - they have interactive whiteboards now. :thumbsup:

I am not a Christian and celebrate Christmas purely as a social event (yes I’m going to hell). I don’t take offence to Christmas lights and I’m sure most non-religious folk, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and so forth don’t give a monkeys. I think people over analyse things - too much time on their hands.

EH? lol next you'll be saying that you didn't realise that the fireworks the other week were celebrating Divali ...

Ramadan, end of? ring any bells? Eid ...
Ramadan.....whats that? Come on this is England.....stop Islamification...now! We dont need it!

Isn't it racist now to call them Christmas lights and now their being called Winter lights?
hiya it is not racist for the lights to be called ha name because it is christmas everyone calls them chrismas lights

Ramadan.....whats that? Come on this is England.....stop Islamification...now!

Oh for goodness sake, stop being an old moaner Superlative. The reason we've got lights up in the city centre right now is because they're celebrating Eid. As a Muslim friend of mine told me, it's the Muslim equivilant of Christmas, and a time for celebration. How lovely that we can extend the period of lights in the city centre by celebrating not one, but two Christmases! :thumbsup:

I've been to Jewish celebrations, Sikh celebrations, Christian celebrations and Muslim celebrations, and had loads of fun and enjoyment. And I'm an athiest!

hiya it is not racist for the lights to be called ha name because it is christmas everyone calls them chrismas lights


Why is there no lights with Father Christmas on? or snowmen, sorry snowpersons on?

Not exactly christmassy is it?

Why is there no lights with Father Christmas on? or snowmen, sorry snowpersons on?

Not exactly christmassy is it?

See my earlier posts Lester_Bigot for an explanation.

There should still be lights to go up.

I read this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4398680.stm) last year! That's what makes me so passionate about it.
I only hope they learned but I doubt they did.

Erm, if you carried on reading the article, it states that;

She said: "It was a junior-level decision and it happened to go into print which was an error basically.

"I think it was certainly not a council policy that we should call the lights winter lights."

The article was basically highlighting the reactions to one person's decision to change the words just before going to print, and does not reflect Lambeth council's policy...

And at this time the noises from the politically correct ones cease.....nothing new there then.....maintaining ones position is more important than speaking the truth.....such is the nature of political correctness.

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As for the city centre lights, they are currently celebrating Eid - that's why they are switched on now. They then double up as the Christmas lights, as December 25th approaches. I think it's great that we have the city centre lights switched on now for both Eid and Christmas, as it cheers the city up no end.

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If the Muslims want rubbish lights then thats fine. Once they had celebrated eid, take down those lights, and put some christmas lights up.

I do think that the place would be brightened up even more with some christmas lights, that resemble christmas.

BY the way, don't people celebrating EID want some decent lights up too ?

Mod Note: Threads merged.

Mod Note: Threads merged.
Was going to PM you to suggest this, just stumbled across the other thread before you merged them.


Anyway, SF xMas Posters anyone?

If the Muslims want rubbish lights then thats fine. Once they had celebrated eid, take down those lights, and put some christmas lights up.

I do think that the place would be brightened up even more with some christmas lights, that resemble christmas.

BY the way, don't people celebrating EID want some decent lights up too ?

You can please some of the people some of the time, and you can please some of the people all of the time, but you can't please Lester_Bigot any of the time! :hihi:

I do think that the place would be brightened up even more with some christmas lights, that resemble christmas.

I think the thrust of a previous thread was that the lights that are up now are just a precursor of the christmas lights, and that there are more to come. After all it's not even November yet, let alone December.

Starting too early just spoils the effect, everyone is bored by the time actually arrives.

Oh for goodness sake, stop being an old moaner Superlative. The reason we've got lights up in the city centre right now is because they're celebrating Eid. As a Muslim friend of mine told me, it's the Muslim equivilant of Christmas, and a time for celebration. How lovely that we can extend the period of lights in the city centre by celebrating not one, but two Christmases! :thumbsup:

I've been to Jewish celebrations, Sikh celebrations, Christian celebrations and Muslim celebrations, and had loads of fun and enjoyment. And I'm an athiest!
I am certainly no old moaner......just a realist. Every stranger that I meet and get into conversation with thinks the same way as I do. Stop trying to plaster over the cracks.....This country ( and certainly this area) has very serious difficulities caused my multiculturalism. Stop pretending it dont exist....a father christmas outfit and a Yohoho will not solve it. It aint that shallow!The multiculturalism experiment has failed.....Must try harder!

Erm, if you carried on reading the article, it states that;

She said: "It was a junior-level decision and it happened to go into print which was an error basically.

"I think it was certainly not a council policy that we should call the lights winter lights."

The article was basically highlighting the reactions to one person's decision to change the words just before going to print, and does not reflect Lambeth council's policy...

Which is an excellent response when trying to bury a mistake.
The fact that it happened in 3 boroughs is hardly coincidental - sounds like it went wrong and they're covering it to me.
And this part: "I think it was certainly not a council policy that we should call the lights winter lights."

Well does she think or is she certain - who knows? She obviously doesn't. The flow of words points to a lie. AKA a pink elephant - saying what is not required in a conversation often demonstrates a lie.

When the responses become slow.....they have nothing left to say!

Or they've gone to bed maybe?
Which is what I'm about to do.

When the responses become slow.....they have nothing left to say!
Or just want things to die down. :)

Off to bed too....

When the responses become slow.....they have nothing left to say!

Why do you think any further responses are necessary? I've had my say, you've had your say, and other posters have had their say. I don't see the point in endlessly posting tit for tat messages. Let SF members read what we've all had to say and allow them to make their own judgements on the merits of our respective posts.

dont know if anybody knows about the ones in clowne the council are asking them to stop as someone new has called and complained at the extra traffic and they raise thousands every christmas for charity.

dont know if anybody knows about the ones in clowne the council are asking them to stop as someone new has called and complained at the extra traffic and they raise thousands every christmas for charity.

I've been to see these lights in Clowne several years running now. They are simply amazing! All these householders on several streets turn their gardens and houses (doors, windows, walls, roofs and even chimneys!) into a magical Christmas wonderland. They have raised thousands of pounds for Chesterfield Royal Hospital. I've never seen anything like this display anywhere else in the country. Last year, I noticed a couple of coach tours turning up!

the only lights up to celebrate EID is the happy eid sign in the front of the winter gardens the others that are on division street are for breast cancer awareness thats why they are pink(ish),the ones on surrey st are all year round for the theatre and gallery area.

I've just bought a DVD, from Sheffield Scene, called 'Bygones Revisited'. One of the sections is about Sheffields Christmas Lights in the late 1960's - when they really were Christmas LIGHTS....... We travelled up from Hampshire with our toddler to visit our parents and to see the lights - it was well worth the long trip even in the days before the motorway.
The DVD brought back a lot of happy memories.

I personally think christmas lights are becoming cheaper and tackier these days, Really doesnt set the mood in when all you have is a huge tree and white lights randomly flashing.

I haven't seen the Christmas lights yet.

I like the forum Christmas lights though, when forumers get a seasonal avatar. Mine's a spinning bauble :)

It's all very atmospheric and festive :)

Are you going to 'decorate' the forum this year, Geoff?

Having read the above thread again ... I don't want to cause a cyber riot on here, but am I first person to see a leaflet about the switching on of the "City Lights" later this month :suspect: rofl and after all I said earlier ....:help: sowwy! :blush:

Ummm also what was with the Xmas tree last year? Someone just splurged a load of lights on it messily and that was that.

Nice lights and pretty tree this year, please! :partyhat:

the only lights up to celebrate EID is the happy eid sign in the front of the winter gardens the others that are on division street are for breast cancer awareness thats why they are pink(ish),the ones on surrey st are all year round for the theatre and gallery area.
I think the EID illuminated message in town is great and adds a cosmopolitan feel to the centre, but surely, if the council put up a light display with specific reference to EID then we could have the 'christmas lights' back instead of the 'city lights'. I think the previous poster was right, no one from a non-christian background is going to be offended about anyone celebrating christmas. It's getting really silly.

In recent years the lights in both town and Meadowhall don't seem to be as good as in previous years.

Seems to me like they spend more money on the lights for Eid

Seems to me like they spend more money on the lights for Eid
Not being in Sheffield, I don't know if that's the case. However, if that is so, why is it a problem? Don't those lights look pretty and sparkly too? Anything which adds a bit of a festive feel (of any persuasion) to a city can only be a good thing.

Well its funny i only ever hear about these sort of things from people who are getting all worked up about them (singing baa baa black sheep in schools, calling a blackboard a whiteboard/chalkboard :rolleyes: ) it appears to all be lies to get people worked up! i know people from other religions and i've never heard them say a bloody word about how christians or non religious people celebrate xmas! I'm sure they don't give a flying f**k!
When i was a taxi driver we used to get Christmas cards from the muslim cab drivers,so no they don't have a problem about our celebrating Christmas.

The lights were great back in the 60s,haven't seen them in recent years so don't know if they're as good or not.

Geoff - things a bit slow on the forum?

the lights are not switched on officially until the 19th Nov?


City Lights
Sunday 19 November

The festive family season starts with a bang when City Lights returns bigger than ever on Sunday 19 November from 1.30pm-5.30pm. This year the event fly's to new heights as the act to push that all important plunger has been confirmed as McFly!

McFly will be on the main stage in Barker's Pool on Sunday 19 November with Santa, Hallam FM's Big John and The Lord Mayor. The famous band will also be joined by Rock School’s Lil’ Chris and the new band, 365.

The City Lights event, organised by Sheffield City Council offers activity for the whole family including: street entertainment; Fireman Sam; a seasonal market; Santa and real reindeer; snow machines; traditional festive food; children's funfair rides; and, loads more.

Family entertainment will be provided throughout the city centre including on The Moor, in Peace Gardens, Winter Garden, Millennium Square, Fargate and in front of the Town Hall. The festive market on Fargate and Christmas Sunday Shopping in the city centre will allow members of the public to start the hunt for the ideal Christmas gift. Hallam fm will be hosting entertainment on the main stage in Barkers Pool complete with live music, choirs and family festive fun.

Last year over 22,000 people visited the city centre to enjoy the City Lights switch on event.

Visit this page on Monday for all the event details.

City Centre Management Team on 0114 2736895 or email citycentre.management@sheffield.gov.uk