We are only half way to Christmas so it always seems odd to run our Competition to find a winning design for a new Christmas Light for the town at this time.
We have to send in the design for the light as the end of July, so now is the perfect time to get your pens and crayons out and have a go!
The competition is open to any child currently at primary school in Witney, and we also welcome entries from children enrolled in Witney community groups, such as Brownies, Beavers and others, as well as entries from primary age children resident in Witney.
The winning design will be turned into a super-size 1.5m x 1.5m light, which will be installed on the Town Hall this year as an integral part of the town’s Christmas display. The Town Council also displays some, still serviceable winning lights, from previous years.
Here are some tips for creating a good design:
Fill the space with your Christmas themed design so that it touches the edge of the frame.
Keep it simple so that it can easily be re-created in lights.
Choosing to design something we don’t currently have will improve your chance of having your design selected. We have a bauble, Christmas pud, star, robin, penguin, candy cane, Father Christmas and a reindeer.
Entries can be submitted by email, post or delivered to the Town Council office. Download the Witney Town Council Christmas Light Competition 2024 template: Witney Town Council Christmas Light Competition 2024
or you can simply draw a square on a sheet of A4 paper. Please submit your entries to: info@witney-tc.gov.uk
or Witney Town Council, Town Hall, Market Square, Witney, OX28 6AG.
THE CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY 19th JULY
Here is a picture of Spencer with his winning design and the light from last year.
