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Beckenham Christmas lights threatened unless community raises £20,000

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 19:15 · Archive

Volunteers in Beckenham are trying to raise £20,000 to fund the town's Christmas lights display this year.

Beckenham's Christmas lights could be scaled back this year unless the community rallies to keep the High Street glowing. A volunteer-led committee is trying to raise £20,000 to bring the festive display back, with the scheme relying entirely on support from residents and local businesses.

New committee chair Charlotte Henderson, a 32-year-old sustainability project manager, has promised there will be lights this Christmas but says the display may have to be smaller than originally planned. She said: 'We'll have Christmas lights for sure. They might not be as big as we originally wanted, but there will be lights. You want to go as big as you can, but we can only do what the community is able to give.'

Henderson took over the committee after its previous members stepped down. She has lived in Beckenham for three or four years and is raising her own young family there. She said creating the festive display is part of passing on Christmas traditions to her son, drawing on her own childhood memories of celebrations made special through effort and care.

The committee receives no Bromley Council or central government funding, making community contributions essential to keeping the lights on.

Beckenham Christmas lights threatened unless community raises £20,000
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