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Christmas lights switch on in Brighton with Albion players


Every year hundreds of people in Sussex decorate their homes with Christmas lights.

Michael Farnes, of Amberley Drive, Hove, spends nine days in November putting lights up outside his home.

The family will switch the lights on at 5pm tomorrow and they are hoping to collect even more money for charity than last year.

The Grand Hotel in Kings Road, Brighton, also switched on their lights on Friday evening.

Matthew Berry switched on the lights surrounded by Brighton and Hove Albion players Matt Richards, Glenn Murray, Nicky Forster and Tommy Elphick.

Throughout December, The Argus is running an online competition to try to find the best Christmas lights in Sussex.

We want readers to email and text us their pictures. The photos will appear at theargus.co.uk with the best being printed in The Argus.

You can email your photos to picture.desk@theargus.co.uk or send them by text to 80360. Start your message with SUPIC, followed by your name and address.


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Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
9:05pm Sun 30 Nov 08

No Chance, Im afraid Christmas in the Daley household is cancelled this year - Dec 25th will be just another day

scoomer, Moulsecoomb says...
12:33pm Mon 1 Dec 08

Gosh, the Argus really ARE feeling the credit crunch this year, aren't they? Asking readers to do for free what the paper used to pay photographers to do. Maybe we should have a whip-round for all those poor out-of-work reporters.

Moon Pig, Brighton says...
3:38pm Mon 1 Dec 08

Pleeeeeeease don't encourage the idiots!!! My eyes feel violated at the mere thought of having to take in such ugly spectacles.

Not very sustainable either eh!

scoomer, Moulsecoomb says...
8:50pm Mon 1 Dec 08

Oh I love all the lights 'round our way. Last year I managed to sneak an extension lead in through my neighbour's window and run my washing machine off their supply all through December: they had so many cables going in and out, they didn't even notice. This year I'm going to see if I can get the telly running off them as well - should save me a fortune on my leccy bill!

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Michael Farnes gets ready to switch on Albion players help turn on the lights at Brighton's Grand hotel

Michael Farnes gets ready to switch on

Albion players help turn on the lights at Brighton's Grand hotel




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