As many of you will know, there is always an issue about Christmas lights in Headington at this time of year, and this is often debated at Area Committee

Following a meeting held yesterday, Headington Action will act as the umbrella group for dealing with the finances for this and supporting/developing the way forward.

The group agreed that for this year there would be a small scale Christmas event focussing on the Christmas tree and lights and possibly carol singing/band. It was felt that putting lights up on the street lamps would not be possible this year as funding needed to be sought etc. 

The issue of people gathering if there was a switch on of the lights and the need for any road closure was discussed and it was agreed that this would not be possible this year. If there was a switch on of the tree lights, this would need to coincide with a late night shopping night (Thurs) and any carol singers, bands would need to be at various locations outside shops (Co-op, Waitrose etc) to avoid any crowd build up in one place.
We are grateful to Jill Cummings and all those involved in resolving these issues including Patrick and Richard from Headington Action, and Neil and Elaine and Paul for Headington businesses.