Observer II Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Should we be bothering with Xmas lights in Town ? With threats of power shortages and increases in Council Tax., perhaps less lighting would be the logical option ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 The idea behind it is to generate footfall in the town centre and so boost the local economy. that is the only logic that the council look at. more people in town means a greater revenue in parking fees and also keeps businesses going thus generating revenue from council tax. I thought we had plenty of solar power to call on to power the Christmas lights, we've invested in enough........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 A lot of people are feeling a bit depressed with all the problems of life these days so I say make the tree bigger and brighter than ever and bring a bit of Christmas cheer to everyone. From an energy perspective, if it gets people out of their houses for a while then their not going to be using any power there so it's roundabouts and swings. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted November 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 So folk will prefer to go out into the freezing cold to look at a lighted tree, rather than keeping warm and snug at home ? I'm sure those that can't afford to heat their homes or don't have a home, will probably use the local library to keep warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Observer II said: So folk will prefer to go out into the freezing cold to look at a lighted tree, rather than keeping warm and snug at home ? I'm sure those that can't afford to heat their homes or don't have a home, will probably use the local library to keep warm. Only if this shower of a Council keep the libraries open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Just thinkg about this again and how much power it might take thses days using modern led lights. I'd have thought that the main tree lights in town wouldn't take much more than 100W, so that's only as much as a single old style filament bulb. Blackpool illuminations have changed to led lights and only burn £0.3 million pounds worth of electricity but they bring in an additional £300 million in visitor spending. Lighting up Warrintons tree for a month would cost about a tenner so it wouln't need much more than a handfull of people to turn that into a benefit for the town. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted November 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 The only "benefit for the Town", would be a high footfall and a high spend - unlikely this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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