Hailed 'The best ever Christmas Lights Switch-on in Cheltenham", the White Witch paraded through Cheltenham Spa with her Goblins trying to stop the magical Elves and Father Christmas from switching on the Christmas lights in Cheltenham. The event was introduced by Dominic Cotter and Nicky Price of the BBC Radio Gloucestershire. White Witch Ally Bennett.
The event was produced by Evenlode Productions, and the live event was filmed by Evenlode Films.
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The MC for the event will be BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Dom Cotter and Nicky Price
A dramatic illuminated parade will be the centrepiece of the Christmas Lights switch-on in Cheltenham this year.
A giant White Witch puppet standing more than 16 feet high on a chariot will travel through the town centre in a high-impact street theatre event on Saturday November 24.
Cheltenham BID and Cheltenham Borough Council have also invested in more lights this year, which will see illuminations in four extra streets in the town.
The show is based around the story of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in which the White Witch tries to stop Santa from having Christmas. The Cheltenham event will see her trying to stop Father Christmas from turning on the lights.
There will be lots of pantomime-style interaction for children with the White Witch and six trolls confronting Santa and his six elves. Who will win when the battle concludes on a stage at Imperial Gardens?
Cheltenham-based company, Evenlode Productions, have worked with the BID to create the event, which starts at 4.30pm and runs until 6.30pm.
The show will start in Imperial Gardens and then proceed to Montpellier, back down the Promenade, along High Street to The Brewery Quarter and Cambray Place and then back through Boots Corner to Imperial Gardens for the thrilling showdown.
Tim Mountain, production manager at Evenlode Productions, who have staged events all over the UK, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with the BID to give Cheltenham something completely different for the lights switch-on this year. I think we can promise a night to remember for young and old alike.”
