Christmas celebrations will take place in St Helens town centre on Saturday 30 November, and Earlestown town centre on Saturday 7 December.
As Christmas time is considered the season of goodwill and a charitable time of year, the council is pleased to team up with Willowbrook Hospice as part of a brand-new attraction which will call on communities to come together to take part in a festive light parade to spread light and a warm glow across St Helens before the Christmas tree lights are switched on. A similar light parade is also planned for Earlestown.
You can make your own lantern at home, dress up in fairy lights or bring glow sticks.
If you would like to take part in the light parades, please register for free in advance.
Meanwhile there will also be Christmas arts and light-making workshops and entertainment throughout the day at both events - while in St Helens, Lucem House Community Cinema+ on Corporation Street and community bookshop, the Book Stop, over in Bridge Street, will be getting in on the action this year with a family showing of Julia Donaldson's Stick Man - with local author, Sue Gerrard, the special guest for a Christmas story time reading of The Grumps at Christmas.
