The official Christmas light switch on party in Hartlepool was dramatically cancelled as the town council blamed the cost of living for axing the event.
Yet another Christmas light switch-on party has been cancelled amid theNothing signifies the approach of the holidays like street illuminations, but scores of councils cannot foot the bill associated with them.Residents will still be able to enjoy the street lights, but an official switch-on party will not be held this year.
The decision was taken amid ‘a lack of grants and funding’, and a firework display in 2022 financed by the authority. A statement on social media said: ‘Given the substantial financial pressures facing the council, we have made the difficult decision not to have a Christmas light switch-on event this year.
‘Our events budget is dependent on grants and although we had the firework display earlier this month, that was actually funded from one-off money in a department reserve.‘We have over recent years sought funds wherever possible to increase the Christmas lights display across the town and we hope people will appreciate us prioritising that over a switch-on event.’
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