Southport, Merseyside, UK. 22nd November, 2014. Southport's big Christmas switch on, lights switched on by Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw), with other stars and acts performing on a stage in centre of Lord Street which was closed to traffic for the event. Festivities in the resort are this year being organised by the newly formed Business Improvement District Team. Credit: Mar Photographics/Alamy Live News


The newly-formed Southport Business Improvement District is organising the festive event, which takes place on a Saturday rather than Sunday, when previous switch ons took place. The BID has made a significant investment in new festive LED lights around trees along Lord Street. When the switch on takes place at , it will turn Lord Street into "a boulevard of light" with half a million lights creating a sparkling way to officially start this year's Christmas shopping season in Southport.


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