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Stars to switch on Christmas lights
8:43am Tuesday 17th November 2009
FORMER EastEnders star Shane Richie will join X-Factor hopeful Daniel Pearce in switching on the Christmas Lights tonight – as the count down to Christmas gets under way.
The Aladdin star will press the plunger with the High Wycombe singer, Santa Claus and High Wycombe town mayor Julie Pritchard at 7.30pm in Frogmoor after a Christmas Light Parade through the town centre by 150 school children.
BBC Three Counties Radio presenter Luke Ashmead will act as compère for the evening, which also features performances from the Kobika Dance cheerleaders and stilt walkers.
While south Bucks choirs will be battling it out for £3,000 in the first round of the hotly contested Eden Christmas Choir Competition between 5-7pm.
The switch on also marks the beginning of late night Christmas shopping and a series of festive family fun events on the following four Thursdays in the run up to Christmas.
The events have been organised by the High Wycombe Town Partnership and town centre manger Melanie Williams has urged residents to get involved with in the celebrations.
She said: “We are really excited about this year’s switch on, this is the first year we have had a main sponsor and are thrilled ASDA have been helping support this years events, enabling us to add new and dynamic elements to the programme.
“This year’s parade will include over 150 children from our local community who have been learning new skills and who will be displaying their new creations on the evening, we hope you will come and be a part of it, support High Wycombe and above all have fun.”
On Thursday, December 3, a French market will be selling delicious pastries in the High Street alongside a performance from the Tuffney Dance Academy. While Siberian Huskies will be taking shoppers for a sleigh ride down Church Street.
The following three Thursdays includes story telling from the famous Roald Dahl Museum, continental markets, festive music and performances by local schools and bands.
Shoppers will also benefit from free parking in Wycombe District Council owned car parks on Thurday December, 3, 10 and 17.
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vocal local, bucks says...
9:33am Tue 17 Nov 09
Shelley61 wrote:I agree, and what has happened to his face, has he had plastic surgery because he somehow looks very different to how I remember him.
Before I have even read the story I have to comment on the picture - HOW much makeup is Shane Richie wearing?! He looks like an oompah loompah!
lol - security word is....tell-wife!
ferrellcat, the grass says...
9:40am Tue 17 Nov 09
artliner, High Wycombe says...
9:52am Tue 17 Nov 09
SDJones, Hazlemere says...
9:59am Tue 17 Nov 09
ferrellcat, the grass says...
10:04am Tue 17 Nov 09
Shelley61, says...
10:11am Tue 17 Nov 09
vocal local wrote:My security word was sing-once!
Shelley61 wrote: Before I have even read the story I have to comment on the picture - HOW much makeup is Shane Richie wearing?! He looks like an oompah loompah!I agree, and what has happened to his face, has he had plastic surgery because he somehow looks very different to how I remember him. lol - security word is....tell-wife!
I like Shane Richie - I saw him in Grease about 15 years ago in London and was impressed with his singing.
I quite fancy going to the panto this year - 3D genie and all!
Laneender, Bucks says...
10:12am Tue 17 Nov 09
Still, at least BFP call them Christmas light and not 'festive' lights as so many politically correct organisations do.
DeepThinker, Wycombe says...
10:55am Tue 17 Nov 09
Laneender wrote:Next year the lights will be switched on by someone who almost got a letter read out on "Points of View"!
Shane Richie fair enough but if the best Wycombe has got, is someone who turned up to what is a talent contest (and failed), then Wycombe certainly isn't all that. Still, at least BFP call them Christmas light and not 'festive' lights as so many politically correct organisations do.
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Laneender, Bucks says...
12:26pm Tue 17 Nov 09
DeepThinker wrote:Maybe Ivor can switch them on ;-)
Laneender wrote: Shane Richie fair enough but if the best Wycombe has got, is someone who turned up to what is a talent contest (and failed), then Wycombe certainly isn't all that. Still, at least BFP call them Christmas light and not 'festive' lights as so many politically correct organisations do.Next year the lights will be switched on by someone who almost got a letter read out on "Points of View"! -
Csouthwell, High Wycombe says...
12:28pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Laneender wrote:You say that Daniel failed...
Shane Richie fair enough but if the best Wycombe has got, is someone who turned up to what is a talent contest (and failed), then Wycombe certainly isn't all that.
Still, at least BFP call them Christmas light and not 'festive' lights as so many politically correct organisations do.
He had won the other competition a few years previous. The only reason he didn't get put through was that Simon Cowell wanted to give the other people a shot.
Stop being misrable. :P
Hit me, HARD! says...
1:30pm Tue 17 Nov 09
thats a fact. And the reason for failure is that Simon chose someone else. Still meant failure.
besides, even if he had made it though - he would have gone out against the twins. Better to fail early I think.....
artliner, High Wycombe says...
2:01pm Tue 17 Nov 09
ferrellcat wrote:Thank you!
funfair starts at 3pm.parade starts at 1830 in high st and goes to frogmoor.the lights are turned on at 1930 by father xmas and the mayor and a few others no dought
Laneender, Bucks says...
2:06pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Hit me wrote:Eh Voila!!
^ its not miserable. He failed. Didnt't get through. Didn't win. Failed. thats a fact. And the reason for failure is that Simon chose someone else. Still meant failure. besides, even if he had made it though - he would have gone out against the twins. Better to fail early I think.....
DeepThinker, Wycombe says...
3:36pm Tue 17 Nov 09
demoness, Hades says...
3:51pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Hit me wrote:Why couldn't we have had wotsername that one the competition as Dusty Springfield instead of an X factor reject?
^ its not miserable. He failed. Didnt't get through. Didn't win. Failed. thats a fact. And the reason for failure is that Simon chose someone else. Still meant failure. besides, even if he had made it though - he would have gone out against the twins. Better to fail early I think.....
Shelley61, says...
4:10pm Tue 17 Nov 09
demoness wrote:Because she's probably out there on tour with her successful career that she's built since she won!
Hit me wrote: ^ its not miserable. He failed. Didnt't get through. Didn't win. Failed. thats a fact. And the reason for failure is that Simon chose someone else. Still meant failure. besides, even if he had made it though - he would have gone out against the twins. Better to fail early I think.....Why couldn't we have had wotsername that one the competition as Dusty Springfield instead of an X factor reject?
I liked Daniel though - he's certainly much better than some of the other acts, he just had tough competition in his group...
I wish this was being done on a weekend though - I wouldn't mind seeing it all, but there's no way of me getting to any of the daytime events, and very unlikely to be back in time for the big switch on either...
Malc London, Gerrards Cross says...
4:56pm Tue 17 Nov 09
Steve Totteridge Hill, says...
8:21pm Wed 18 Nov 09
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Shelley61, says...
9:05am Tue 17 Nov 09