Beaconsfield celebrated the beginning of the festive season with the annual Christmas Light Switch on in Old Town Beaconsfield. 

The event was opened at 4pm by Town Mayor Anita Cramner and the Town Crier, and ran until 8pm on Friday. 

Entertainment included Santa and his sleigh, live music, artisan market and food court featuring a pop up by Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochha, as well as mulled wine, roast chestnuts and a hog roast.

The council ran a number of activities such as a luxury tombola and a mystery bag stand.

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Beaconsfield Christmas light switch-on (Image: Storey Photography/Beaconsfield Town Council)

The event generated over £2000 for the mayor’s chose charities, The Florence Nightingale Hospice and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. 

A tribute was given to Town Crier of fifty-six years, Dick Smith, as the plaque commemorating 300 years of the Beaconsfield Town Crier has been mounted on the walls of the Reading Room, Wycombe End.

A prize was awarded for the naming of the council-sponsored guide dog puppy, with ex-Mayor Paul Mason awarding a certificate for the winning entry ‘Beacon’.

The event culminated with the light switch on at 6 pm, where visitors were invited to join the Mayor and local cadets for a countdown to the big switch on of the town’s Christmas lights.