Community & Business
26 October, 2022
New look for Christmas Lights comp
The popular Christmas Lights competition at Clifton will be revitalised this year featuring more categories and better prizes.
The new look has come about as a result of as a joint effort by Clifton Lions Club, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Progress Association.
“All to do with our shop locally message,” Lions’ secretary Maryann Bisdee said
“Our spies tell us that people look at the displays that a few houses put on and say ‘I really cant compete with that’, or that its no use entering that as so and so will win.....”
“With thanks to a grant from the Clifton Community Op Shop - again local
money coming back to local people - we have been able to get great lighting for the main street as well
as increased prizes for the lights comp,” Mrs Bisdee said.
The new categories for the lights will be:
Best Street: This is a new category with no monetary prize but a sign at the end of your road stating that your street had the most Christmas cheer. There will be a second award in this category (same prize).
Good Neighbour: This is another new category (minimum of two properties next door to each other). 2 x 1st prize $50 vouchers at Gillies Meats and 2 x 2nd prize $30 vouchers at Foodworks
Open House & Garden: A revamped category. As the name says it’s open to all. 1st a $50 Foodworks voucher, 2nd a $30 Gillies Meats voucher.
Novice House & Garden: A new category. Entrants
can have entered previously but never won. 1st a $50 Gillies Meats voucher,
2nd a $30 Foodworks voucher.
Maiden House & Garden: Another new category for those who have never entered at all previously. 1st a $50 Foodworks voucher, 2nd a $30 Gillies Meats voucher.
Best Business: 1st a $50 Clifton Arms Hotel voucher, 2nd a $30 Club Hotel voucher.
Best window: 1st a $50 voucher from O’Shanley’s Irish Pub, 2nd a $30 voucher from Rudd’s Pub at Nobby.
“We would like to stress we will have out of town judges so no favouritisms will be shown to anyone as has sometimes been suggested,” Mrs Bisdee said.
“Our whole idea is to cheer everyone up and brighten everyone’s Christmas.”
Prizes will be awarded at the street carnival as usual.
STREET PARADE
The Santa sleigh will not being used by the Progress Association this year at the Street Carnival but the Lions Club will be assisting Santa again, taking him around the streets and giving out sweets to those who come out to see him.
This year organisers are looking to increase the parade with a lit up ute, car, van or truck competition and are encouraging businesses and private people to join in
Entry will be free.
Santa will again visit with local children in the main street where the parade will finish.
People are encouraged to go along to the Street Carnival and vote for the lit cars etc. of their choice.
