– Ryde Town Council Press

Get ready to experience the magic as Merry and Bright kicks off at 4:50 PM with Mayor of Ryde, Richard May, officially turning on the lights at St. Thomas’s Square (top of Union Street, by the old NatWest Bank and The Crown).

Weather Update: Thanks to the tireless efforts of our incredible team and the amazing …

Due to the weather warning in place for tomorrow, we have revised the timetable for Merry & Bright Festival of Light

The Christmas Arena and all the bands from Aspire Creative Hub have moved to Aspire

A majority of the Illuminations in Vernon Square will now be at The Balcony

Much of the decor from St Thomas Rest …

The team at New Carnival are working very hard on a contingency plan for Merry & Bright Festival of Light tomorrow and will be sharing this at 7pm tonight!

In the meantime we wanted to let you know about all the activities that WILL be going ahead whatever the weather:

Christmas Grotto at Island Photo Centre …

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