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Offline Yorkie

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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #510 on: August 25, 2014, 06:33:00 am »
Don;t be suprised if CCBC don;t spend thousands on Colwyns lights

Our old chestnut has started roasting, cummon Wrex, GO,GO,GO!    We're with you all the way.    ZXZ
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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #511 on: August 25, 2014, 07:52:22 am »
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Iwatched a programme the other night about a little village in Cornwall that lights up it beach and small harbour every xmas and attracts thousands,with a little imagination we too could pull this off,but there lies the problem.


It's called Mousehole and they do some very nice lights at Xmas. Curiously, they're also extremely simple and wouldn't cost that much to implement.

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Just takes a little imagination...

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Wonder if the shopkeepers might be persuaded to contribute? And I'm sure Rotary, Lions or Round Table would provide volunteers to help put them up.
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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #512 on: August 25, 2014, 10:11:34 am »
Trouble is that the lights on Gloddaeth Street have been lit all year, so no one notices the difference-- apart from the odd spray of stars !
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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #513 on: August 25, 2014, 10:56:27 am »
Like we vsay Nem no imagination and no will to bother.

Offline Yorkie

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« Reply #514 on: August 25, 2014, 11:38:09 am »

Wonder if the shopkeepers might be persuaded to contribute? And I'm sure Rotary, Lions or Round Table would provide volunteers to help put them up.

What?  And take jobsaway from the highly qualified Council employees?   :D

What about, Risk Assessment and Insurance and. . . And . . . And. . .it is CCBC we are having to deal with!   WWW  WWW  WWW
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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #515 on: August 25, 2014, 11:58:53 am »
I was thinking in these council cash strapped times, it will be the shops and hotels who would benefit the most, so they should get together and work it out.
The possabilities for Llandudno are endless, if done right, the increase in visitors, not only improves the towns Xmas income, but acts like advertising for future visits.
check these out, I was looking to see how other towns dealt with this problem, after seeing Ians and Wrex's Mousehole post.

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/nov/29/best-christmas-lights-around-uk

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Yuletide-illuminations-light-way-huge-dividends/story-13862550-detail/story.html


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« Reply #516 on: August 25, 2014, 03:27:25 pm »
There are plenty of examples all over the Country as to what can be done.  It is just the utter reluctance of the Town and County Council to do it! WWW

A fe years ago we had an excellent range of different display sets but for some unknown reason they disappeared.  Then the Town Council made a complete cock up of an Alice based theme which cost us thousands and again the sets disappeared.  That's the effectiveness of the Town's Special Lighting Committee.  Not a spark amongst any of them.   WWW  :D
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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #517 on: August 25, 2014, 04:04:28 pm »
The really interesting thing is the MouseHole lights aren't even that expensive to do.  They take time, of course, but there are many would would gladly give their time. Under qualified supervision, there should be no problem with H & S but what is needed is ambition, a bit of planning to get an overall concept in place and some enthusiasm from the councillors.
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Offline Yorkie

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« Reply #518 on: August 25, 2014, 04:21:10 pm »
. . . . .  but what is needed is ambition, a bit of planning to get an overall concept in place and some enthusiasm from the councillors.

Your last line says it all!  There is some enthusiasm in the Town Hall as Wrex and I know, but very little grey matter with the capacity to carry it out.   Too many old timers on the Town Council.  Old bodies with old fashioned and outdated ideas, an an incapacity to allow the youngsters a chance to demonstrate their worth.
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« Reply #519 on: August 25, 2014, 05:01:35 pm »
I have posted a link on the " Extravaganza " which I will duplicate here again, please read in conjunction with the above links.

http://www.enjoytruro.co.uk/about


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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #520 on: September 12, 2014, 11:11:15 am »
Taken last weekend in Bracknall. Wrex where are you ?
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« Reply #521 on: September 15, 2014, 02:55:28 am »
I have been to Victoria ,Vancouver Island and what a nice display of flowers they have,in the harbour there is a nice welcome to Victoria same ar the happy Valley,unlike CCBC THEY STILL FILL IT WITH FLOWERS,JUST REMEMBER ccbc MADE A BIG FUSS ABOUT THE WINDFARM MONEY THEY HAVE SPENT ON THE END OF THE PIER to attract NEW arrivals,they showed no thoughts to our flower displays and the one and only boat could,nt dock anyway.Flowers or Christmas decks until we get somebody on the town council who has one bit of enthusiaem for Llandudno and is a good speaker this town has no chance to progress ,just plod on.Just remember Llandudno is still busy we all see it and that is the problem ,Lloyd st see;s that to and there is no drive to improve,filling our hotels should be priority to keep the local economy going.

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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #523 on: September 15, 2014, 10:52:58 am »
I have been to Victoria ,Vancouver Island and what a nice display of flowers they have,in the harbour there is a nice welcome to Victoria same ar the happy Valley,unlike CCBC THEY STILL FILL IT WITH FLOWERS,JUST REMEMBER ccbc MADE A BIG FUSS ABOUT THE WINDFARM MONEY THEY HAVE SPENT ON THE END OF THE PIER to attract NEW arrivals,they showed no thoughts to our flower displays and the one and only boat could,nt dock anyway.Flowers or Christmas decks until we get somebody on the town council who has one bit of enthusiaem for Llandudno and is a good speaker this town has no chance to progress ,just plod on.Just remember Llandudno is still busy we all see it and that is the problem ,Lloyd st see;s that to and there is no drive to improve,filling our hotels should be priority to keep the local economy going.
You're right, Wrex. Part of the problem I think stems from people who haven't travelled outside of the area very much, and don't realise how other resorts in both UK and abroad etc can do things so much better than we do.

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Re: Llandudno Christmas Illuminations
« Reply #524 on: September 15, 2014, 01:40:47 pm »
I looked on Google, "funding Xmas lights" a lot of councils are cutting back or withdrawing funds all together, and it looks like it is down to the business community to take up the reins, but it has to be of benefit to them, Eastbourne came up with an interesting incentive package

"For most towns, raising funding for Christmas Lights is a perennial problem. The usual scenario is that the few fund for the many and with growing pressures on budgets it is becoming increasingly difficult to persuade businesses to give cash for Christmas Lights."

 https://www.atcm.org/policy_practice/places_dir/funding_christmas_lights_eastbourne