It’s all about the lights!
With the Christmas season fast approaching, it is time to think about unwinding, relaxing, and enjoying time with friends and family, while remembering what is actually being celebrated – the birth of Jesus Christ.
As commercial as it has become, this is indeed a season of peace and goodwill toward people, and one of the ways Christmas is celebrated in the Helderberg, is to light up the streets with festive season cheer. This year, the annual switch-on of the Christmas lights in Main Road, Somerset West, will take place at 19:00 on Thursday 12 December, in front of the recently refurbished and painted Somerset West Town Hall.
Come one, come all, and join the community for this special occasion. Bring your friends and your families to witness the special celebration, which coincides with the installation of a brand-new set of street lights in Main Road. State-of-the-art LED lights have been retrofitted, replacing the old sodium vapour lamps locals have become accustomed to for so long. The LEDs give a much brighter and clearer light, and they consume far less electricity – part of the City of Cape Town’s drive to reduce power consumption across the metro.
There will be plenty of Christmas and festive season markets, but only once lights switch on, signalling the commencement of the season of goodwill.
