LIGHTS of love will be shining across Droitwich Spa next week when the St Richard's Hospice Christmas tree lights are switched on.
The final count down has now begun for the event, which will take place in Victoria Square on Thursday, December 1, at 5.30pm.
It will include a dedication by the vicar of St Augustine's Church, Father Doug Chaplain and music by The Salvation Army, together with singing from pupils of Whitford Hall and Dodderhill School.
The mayor of Droitwich Spa, Councillor Richard Morris, will then switch on the tree lights. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served in Lloyds TSB after the switch on.
Readers still have the chance to dedicate a light for love - whether in memory of a loved one, celebration of a birth or someone who will be absent this Christmas, but is still in your thoughts. Each chosen name will also be displayed in a book of Thanksgiving in Droitwich Spa Library in the run up to Christmas.
St Richard's Hospice is now hoping to break last year's total of £18,500, with the current total standing at £11,000.
Alison Weston, the hospice's community fundraiser, said: "We have already had lights dedicated to 1,300 names in the Lights of Love campaign and raised £11,000 in donations towards our care of patients and families.
"We very much welcome people to join us in Droitwich and help make it a special and uplifting evening."
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