Christmas Lights

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 10:42 am

anthonydna wrote: Boxing day used to be the cue for the Summer Holiday adverts, Thomas Cook et al, they dont seem to do that any more. Replaced now by the latest sale variations from the sofa/furniture stores like scs,dfs etc. I say latest sale variation because they are permanently holding sales its just the payment terms that are slightly adjusted

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 12:01 pm

Surely if all the planned cuts are needed cutting this extravagance is one that could be made with very little pain. Get rid of 'em.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 12:04 pm

Keg wrote: In fairness, the elders and leaders of all the non- christian cultures in leeds have never had an issue with xmas. Their view has always been " please go ahead, you have your festivals we have ours". It's been that way for many years.It's the sandal wearing, bearded brown ric eatring dogooders ( no generalistions there at all

) that have caused the problem by saying "ooh we can't have the lights we will offend somone, thus playing into the hands of the BNP and belittling the very cultures they think they are helping!r http://tabloid-watch.blogspot.com/2010/ ... begin.html

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 07 Oct, 2011 11:47 am

A bit later this year. I noticed Greek Street had lights on Wednesday morning and Boar Lane on Wednesday night.Is the fact they are later in going up an indication of a later switch on. Also the Boar Lane display is much less elaborate than usual. I'm not sure if that's due to access issues due to building works at the old Bus Interchange. Or could both of them be a sign of LCC cost cutting in these austere times.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Sun 09 Oct, 2011 9:59 pm

Well the switch on isn't, as I theorised, delayed http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Leisure_and_cul ... nment.aspx being the first Thursday after Bonfire night. The Kriskindlemarkt starts the day after and is on until a week before Christmas day. There won't be long to set it up as the Ladyboys begin a 2 week run next weekend

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Sun 30 Sep, 2012 6:46 pm

Sweepstake time!! Which day in the next two weeks will we first spot them?

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Mon 01 Oct, 2012 11:08 am

tyke bhoy wrote: Sweepstake time!! Which day in the next two weeks will we first spot them? I saw a TV Christmas ad. yesterday - I don't think the Leeds lights will be far behind.

leedslily · Post by **leedslily** » Tue 02 Oct, 2012 1:21 pm

This was posted on Flickr yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22179048@N ... pool-leeds

weenie · Post by **weenie** » Tue 02 Oct, 2012 7:40 pm

Leeds light switch on is Thurs 8th Nov Weenie

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 03 Oct, 2012 10:09 am

leedslily wrote: This was posted on Flickr yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22179048@N ... pool-leeds That will have been the start. There are now lights up on East Parade and South Parade at least