LET THERE BE LIGHT



 

Residents living in the Wilsthorpe ward of Long Eaton now have their own decorated Christmas tree to celebrate the festive season. The official ‘switch-on’ was held on Friday 15th December to light up the tree, which is at the Wilsthorpe Tavern site on Wilsthorpe Road. The Deputy Mayor of Erewash and Councillor for the Wilsthorpe ward, Councillor Chris Corbett, was joined by Councillor Michael Powell, Erewash Borough Council’s Lead Member for Regeneration and Planning and a fellow Councillor for Wilsthorpe, for the ceremony.

The tree and decorations were provided by Costain Galliford Try, the company that is working with Highways England to transform the M1 stretch between junctions 23a and 25 into a Smart Motorway. The company’s Senior Community Relations Manager, Richard Paddey, was at the ceremony as was Wilsthorpe Tavern Landlord Sam Taylor, with the pub having supplied the space for the tree and the electricity for the lighting. Councillor Chris Corbett, the Deputy Mayor of Erewash, says:

“As local councillors we have had a long-standing ambition to provide a Christmas tree for the centre of the Wilsthorpe ward and our grateful thanks go to Costain Galliford Try for making this possible. We know the local residents greatly appreciate the new tree.”

The third borough councillor for Wilsthorpe, Councillor Kewal Athwal, who is also a Derbyshire County Councillor, also helped work in partnership with Costain Galliford Try but was not able to attend the lighting-up ceremony.

　

PHOTO: Pictured left to right are Councillor Michael Powell, Wilsthorpe Tavern Landlord Sam Taylor, Councillor Chris Corbett and Richard Paddey, Senior Community Relations Manager at Costain Galliford Try.