18 Dec 2020
POPULAR: Barnard Castle s Christmas lights
BARNARD Castle’s popular festive lights will continue to shine brightly next year after town councillors backed an increase in spending on the illuminations.
They agreed the annual budget should be increased by £500 to £7,500 next year, with an extra £1,000 available to lights organisers to cover any shortfall in fundraising as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 situation.
The town council pays the Barnard Castle Christmas Lights (BCCL) group to organise the festive displays each year.
In addition to cash from the council, the group’s volunteers also organise fundraising events throughout the year to help cover the cost of supplying new displays and repairing existing lights.