A LISBELLAW family has once again given Fermanagh its very own Winter Wonderland to support the Carrybridge and Enniskillen RNLI. David and Joanne McCusker from Lisbellaw have called on all donations to be left at their house, where locals will be treated to a 28,000 Christmas light spectacle. “I just love the lights, I just […]
Flotilla fever to return to Lough Erne
LOUGH Erne is soon set to embrace its full Christmas feeling later this month as the hugely popular flotilla boats bring some much-anticipated festive cheer to the county. A number of boats are set to form a special illuminated Christmas flotilla on Saturday, December 21, building on the Riverside Raft Race and Halloween Pirate Ship […]
Enniskillen getting ready for bumper Christmas festival
WITH snow on the horizon and ‘I’m a Celebrity’ on our TV screens it can only mean one thing… Christmas is around the corner. With the Christmas lights being switched on this weekend (Saturday 23) in Enniskillen, the town has no shortage of things to do to full embrace the Christmas spirit. Experience Enniskillen has […]
No ‘bah humbug’ from Councillors full of Xmas cheer
COUNCILLORS have warmly welcomed the planned programme of Christmas events and festive lighting across the borough this December with one councillor joking “Maybe we’ll not be called Scrooges this year.” Director of Community and Wellbeing, John Boyle, told councillors that festive lighting the two main towns of Enniskillen and Omagh is supported through the Council by a […]
Christmas is coming to Enniskillen tonight
Enniskillen BID will be hosting an evening of festive fun from 4-7pm this evening (Thursday)
Christmas is not cancelled! Fermanagh events announced
There’s no big swtich-on in the programme, but Santa is still on his way to Fermanagh.
Christmas Lights switch-on may be at risk
Enniskillen could be left in the dark as speculation grows as to whether or not the Christmas Lights switch-on will be the latest event to fall foul of the Council’s axe. Following this week’s decision to cancel next Monday’s Halloween Fireworks display, concerns have been expressed as to whether on not the festive lights will […]
Lights brighten the spirit in Lisnaskea this Christmas
? WHILE 2020 has given Fermanagh folk very little to smile about, Lisnaskea’s Christmas light display has had quite the opposite effect by highlighting the importance of small communities coming together in a time of crisis. “2020 has been a very challenging year for everyone,” explained Ashley Charles from the Lisnaskea Christmas Lights Association. “It […]
Security for Santa switch-on ‘excessive’
Up to a dozen personnel hired in to ‘police’ Christmas lights event THE level of security at the Christmas light switch on in Enniskillen has been labelled ‘excessive’ with some onlookers reporting up to a dozen hired-in personnel to man the event at the Diamond Hundreds of people gathered in The Diamond in Enniskillen for […]
Not much cheer over Christmas lights cost
The Council decided to accept an offer of £4,000 from Enniskillen BID Ltd as full payment towards the Christmas lights.