The 5th annual Canford Heath Community Lights Switch-on event promised to be the biggest and best yet and didn’t disappoint. Click or tap HERE to see how it went.

The event was organised by ARCH (Association of Residents of Canford Heath) in collaboration with members of the Canford Heath Community Centre, The Pilot Pub, and Hub on the Heath Café together with support from many other local groups and residents including Men’s Shed. 

As in previous years there was  a real community effort to entertain hundreds of local residents with a variety of entertainment to give a magical spectacle of community spirit and Christmas cheer!  The event as usual was funded by a mixture of fundraising events and donations.

This year the event  took place on Friday 1^st  December.

It began as usual in the Neighbourhood Centre outside ASDA at 5pm with a brass band playing Christmas carols. There was  mulled wine and mince pies donated and served by Nicholas O’Hara Funeral. Then everyone gathered together for a parade by torchlight along Adastral Road arriving in Adastral Square for 6pm.

The fun continued in the Square with stalls and entertainment including a DJ, face-painting, glitter tattoos, balloon modelling, panto characters, carol singing, crafts and hot chocolate. 

There was also be a FREE Santa’s grotto in the Community Centre provided by the Community Centre volunteers as well as a variety of festive stalls. Christmas story telling took place in the library and the event  culminated in the switching on of the Community Christmas tree lights at 7pm by the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Jo Clements.

This hugely popular event was the perfect way to herald in the Christmas season and bring together friends and family with the wider community to celebrate together.