Volunteers are appealing to the Fort William community to rally round and help light up the town this Christmas.
Fort William Festive Fund is a group of five volunteers who raise money each year to pay for installing the lights on Fort William High Street, for the large tree on the Parade and for the switching on festivities at the end of November, including Santa’s Grotto.
This year the ‘light-up’ event will be held on Friday November 24 from 6pm to 8pm, with Santa’s Grotto at the West Highland Museum.
Volunteer Sasha McKinlay said: “As we do every year, we’re looking for donations for the raffle and tombola, entertainment around the High Street for the evening and funds to continue to make these activities possible.
“We also need volunteers to help us over the next few weeks to plan events and to help on the night.”
To donate to the Fort William Festive Fund go to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fwfestivefund.
To get in touch or receive updates head to the Fort William Festive Fund pages on Facebook or Instagram.
Photograph: Scenes from last year’s switch on night. Photograph: Iain Ferguson. NO_F40_FestiveFund_Festive Street party 2022 02