[Geoff]

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

[mellypelly]

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 It would help us all to get into the christmas spirit, [/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

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

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

[nidge16]

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

[foreverdelayed]

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

[kirky]

i think they are great

[A.B.Yaffle]

What lights?

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.

[SheShe]

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.

[kirky]

Originally posted by Patchy
What lights?

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

[kirky]

there's some brilliant big snow men

[A.B.Yaffle]

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?

[kirky]

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..............

[12bore]

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