Response 1868951
Response to request for information
Reference
1868951
Response date
2 November 2023
Request
This is an information request relating to celebrities turning on Christmas lights.
Please include the following information:
- The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas lights in:
- 2020-2021,
- 2021-2022 and
- 2022-2023.
- The name of any celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the council in
- 2020-2021,
- 2021-2022 and
- 2023.
Response
2020-2021
- The Christmas lights switch on event and market budget was £12k
- The lighting infrastructure for the entire Christmas period was £13.5k (Nov to Jan)
2021-2022
- no event (Covid)
- The lighting infrastructure for the entire Christmas period was £13.5k (Nov to Jan)
- The Christmas Tree cost was £5k (Nov to Jan)
2022-2023
- The Christmas lights switch on event and market budget was £12k
- The lighting infrastructure for the entire Christmas period was £13.5k (Nov to Jan)
- The Christmas Tree cost was £5k (Nov to Jan)
No Celebrity turns on the lights it is a Mayoral civic duty