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Audience wrapped up join the singing

Hot drinks to keep out the cold

Santa and Lisa swap notes

The Town Crier calls for the lights to be turned on

Lisa helps power on
Success the lights are ON

Penicuik Christmas Lights On  - 6 December 

Pressing the plunger to switch on the lights
The afternoon of Saturday 6 December was a freezer for the switching on of the lights in Penicuik. The crowds who came to see the event were well wrapped up and the childrens faces were glued to the silver band and the carol singers who gave an uplifting performance of some favourite Christmas Carols.

Earlier in the afternoon the Pipe band had entertained the crowd, and the children of the Oasis Foodbank organisers provided a dance routine before joining the carol singers.


Carol singers accompanied by the Silver Band
Members of the churches in Penicuik joined the carol singers, along with Hope4Penicuik members, with Joan Cape from St. Mungo's and Sheila Anderson from Glencorse sporting Hope4Penicuik sweatshirts. With Joan was husband Neil, and Agnes Haggart from St. Mungo's, and Roberta and Forbes Mackenzie from the North Church.  Balancing the presentation was Sheil Anderson accompanied by St. Mungo's members Bill and Margaret Webster, Dorothy Paterson and friends.

After their dancing the children from Oasis foodbank organisers also joined the carol singers, dressed in their very seasonal red and white Santa suits.

As darkness started to fall and the clock headed for 4.00pm, it was time to turn the lights on. The Penicuik Town Crier called up on the 'switch on' party which included Hunters Lass Lisa  Henderson, accompanied by Santa, surrounded by local children, to press the plunger and light up the decorations throughout Penicuik.

St. Mungo's church has also lit up its tree outside and turned the floodlights on for the Christmas season.

If you come along to our church on Sunday's you will see another fully decorated tree inside the church. A great backdrop for the advent Sunday services led by the talented Alastair Bruce who is preaching to us throughout December, including the  forthcoming Nativity Play on Sunday 21st December. Don't miss them.
      

Big Switch ready for turning on

OK here we go!