Winter Lights
2025 Winter Lights Update:
As with previous years, the festoon lights in Town are being organised by the wonderful Windermere Winter Lights volunteer group. They are the experts and the Town Council gives them a grant to support their work. They will set their own schedule depending on volunteer availability.
The Town Council will be illuminating trees at three locations across the Town the giant colourful Christmas Tree in the library gardens, the beautiful yew in St Martin's churchyard and the four branch wrapped trees on Bowness promenade. (The lamppost motifs in Bowness have come to the end of their time so won't be there this year). As a mark of respect the lights are never put on before Remembrance Day. If all goes to plan they should be coming on from 15th November and light us through the darkest days until the New Year.
Town Council has had a number of emails about Christmas Markets, The Ladyholme and Marchesi Centres are both holding Christmas Fairs and the Glebe Market will hold a special Christmas market in December. Please contact those organisations directly for more information.
Once again the Mayor will be asking local businesses to make an extra effort with their decorations to bring festive cheer to the streets. To recognise their efforts the Town Council in association with the Chamber of Trade will be running the annual “Best Dressed Christmas Window” competition. There will be categories for Windermere Winner, Bowness Winner and the Chamber of Trade Overall Winner awards. The 2024 People’s Choice Award was so popular that is is coming back for 2025 and in December, via our social media, we will be asking the public to vote for their best dressed window.
As with previous years, the festoon lights in Town are being organised by the wonderful Windermere Winter Lights volunteer group. They are the experts and the Town Council gives them a grant to support their work. They will set their own schedule depending on volunteer availability.
The Town Council will be illuminating trees at three locations across the Town the giant colourful Christmas Tree in the library gardens, the beautiful yew in St Martin's churchyard and the four branch wrapped trees on Bowness promenade. (The lamppost motifs in Bowness have come to the end of their time so won't be there this year). As a mark of respect the lights are never put on before Remembrance Day. If all goes to plan they should be coming on from 15th November and light us through the darkest days until the New Year.
Town Council has had a number of emails about Christmas Markets, The Ladyholme and Marchesi Centres are both holding Christmas Fairs and the Glebe Market will hold a special Christmas market in December. Please contact those organisations directly for more information.
Once again the Mayor will be asking local businesses to make an extra effort with their decorations to bring festive cheer to the streets. To recognise their efforts the Town Council in association with the Chamber of Trade will be running the annual “Best Dressed Christmas Window” competition. There will be categories for Windermere Winner, Bowness Winner and the Chamber of Trade Overall Winner awards. The 2024 People’s Choice Award was so popular that is is coming back for 2025 and in December, via our social media, we will be asking the public to vote for their best dressed window.