Great News For The People Of Rochester, UK

the Christmas lights will be on!

photograph Steve Hartridge Photography, I mentioned in a post on the 14th of this month, that tight fisted Medway Council will not pay for Christmas lights, just 2 day later a crowdfunding appeal was started by the City Centre Forum which says it wants to ensure the town can “give all of us a focal point at the time of ‘Goodwill To All’ for many years to come”, organisers add they have just two weeks to collect the money to cover the costs of installing the existing lights and running them, the Forum kicked off the appeal with a £1,000 donation, encouraging local organizations, businesses and residents to be as generous as they can, £12,500 was raised in just 16 hours after the appeal was launched late last night – and is continuing to grow, the Forum said: “We want to encourage as many members of the public – whether you’re a local resident or a visitor who loves Rochester especially at Christmas time – to contribute whatever you can afford – from as little as ONE POUND! “ALL – and we do mean ALL – contributors will have the opportunity to have their involvement recognised on a ‘Board of Contributors’ so everyone visiting Rochester can see just how many of you are behind this, Dickens would have been so proud, for the full story have a look here.