Villagers at Lythe, near Whitby, get Christmas festivities under way
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The singing was led by the children of Lythe School who began by singing 1,000 Christmas Lights during which the lights on the tree suddenly illuminated.
The crowd joined in with more traditional carols, accompanied by Lythe School headteacher Lisa Armstrong, on her recorder.
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Hide AdThe school and village thank Mulgrave Estate for the donation of the tree, Lythe firefighters for installing the trees and lights in Lythe and Sandsend, Lythe Parish Council for arranging the tree installation and supplying the lights and Broadwood Pianos for the electricity supply.
It is hoped that the Christmas Lights switch-on in Lythe will become a regular community event.
Lythe’s St Oswald’s Church now has social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, sharing news, events and history and building an online community around the church.