Harrogate International Centre

Hugo, fresh from his latest TV smash hits Bleak House and Sorted, has generously offered to do the biggest switch on yet which is the result of a four-year campaign by Harrogate and District Soroptimists to 're-light' Harrogate.

 

This year's event will be the best the town has ever seen thanks to renewed support from Harrogate businesses, Harrogate Council and Harrogate International Centre.  But the biggest support is coming from the Christmas and Gift show one of the conference centre's major customers who for the second year running will be bringing their traditional 'indoor exhibition' out on to the streets of Harrogate for all visitors and residents to enjoy.  And, this year, it will be bigger than before.

 

Last year, the generosity of some of the UK's biggest Christmas lights companies led to a magical animated window display in the conference centre conservatory on Kings Road and a stunning lighting display around the conference centre buildings and including the Royal Hall. 

 

This year, these companies have been even more generous and are providing a more complex and stunning display, which will once again include the animated windows but this year the light show will be extended into Crescent Gardens.  The window displays and the light show will remain 'switched on' up to and during the dates of the 2007 show (14-18 January).

Mark Brett, Director of the company responsible for the Christmas and Gift Fair HITF Limited explains why they got involved.  "Our show previews hundreds of new Christmas decorations and gift ideas to retailers at the conference centre and in numerous hotels in the town.  This show has been coming to Harrogate for over 50 years with retailers seeking out original new products being the only ones who ever got to see it.  Putting together this stunning Christmas display is our way of creating an outdoor exhibition that everyone visiting Harrogate as a shopping destination can enjoy and also extends the experience for our retailers." 

 

And just like Christmas the surprise factor is what it is all about so all those involved this year are inviting visitors and residents to the best ever celebrity switch on in Crescent Gardens on 23 November, being hosted live by 97.2 Stray FM and FT Audio Visual, when all will be revealed.

 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Many businesses, groups and organisations have been involved in sponsoring lights or other elements for this year's show and without whom it wouldn't have been possible. 

 

They include:

Hugo Speer
Soroptimists International of Harrogate & District
Christmas & Gift Fair
HITF Ltd
Premier Decorations
Widmanns
MK Illuminations
Avant Garde Design & Publishing Ltd
FDL
Black Box
Noma Lites Ltd
Sto-Rose Ltd (Fantasia balloons)
Padgett Bros (A-Z) Ltd
Harrogate Borough Council and its Harrogate International Centre
Crown Hotel
Menwith Hill
Cedar Court Hotel
97.2 Stray FM
Simon Elvin
Northern Rail
Asda
City Loft Developments
Harrogate Civic Society
Destination Harrogate
Hoopers of Harrogate
Hotel du Vin
McCormicks Solicitors
Waitrose Ltd
Bettys of Harrogate
Farrow and Ball
Lakeland Limited
M Procter Opticians
MajorMinor Children's Wear
Orvis
Phratry Club of Harrogate
Russell and Bromley
Shooligans
Wesley Barrell
William Greensmith
Montpellier Quarter
White Hart Hotel
Ackrill Media Group
FT Audio Visual
Harrogate Lions
Harrogate Band
St Peter's School