Argus readers have shared their thoughts about the city’s Christmas lights ahead of them being turned on.
Brighton’s lights will be officially switched on this Friday (November 14).
Along with the traditional Christmas lights in The Lanes, East Street and at the Clock Tower, new street art-inspired lights along North Street and Western Road were unveiled in 2021.
Designed by Brighton street artists, the lights include a toy robot walking past a stereo, a reindeer lit up in different colours, and an alien wearing a Santa hat.
Brighton city centre’s Christmas lights are funded by over 500 Brilliant Brighton BID businesses, and this year are supported by Costa Coffee.
As the lights are solely funded by the Bid community, and it costs £500k to deliver the whole scheme, the cost is split per year of the five-year Bid term.
If businesses choose to renew the Bid in 2026 that is when a new lighting scheme could come into effect, a spokeswoman confirmed last year.
But the unconventional lights have divided opinions.
Bruno Goncalves said “for a city [I] think we could do better” while Kelly Milton said the London lights are “much better”.
Julia Swarbrick described the lights as “tacky” whilst Peter Challis said it “would be nice if they celebrated Christmas”.
Charlotte Beckwith said: “They are embarrassing compared to other city’s displays."
However, Alan Hoad said of his fellow commenters: "Some miserable grinches on here, probably put their tree up 24th and take it down 26th."
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