Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebrations start today in Charlestown

(CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS)- The annual tradition of the lighting of the community Christmas trees hosted by the Department of Community Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), continues this year, 2013. The first ceremony for this year, as is usual, would be held in Charlestown.

The tree in Charlestown would be lit on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the Memorial Square under the patronage of Mrs. Rovita Butler.

As the days follow, twenty-two other villages would host ceremonies to switch the lights on for their Christmas trees.

Following is the schedule of Christmas tree lightings, island wide:
1 Charlestown Memorial Square- Dec 4 at 6:30 p.m.
2 Fig Tree, Fig Tree Lane- Dec 9, 7:00
3 Gingerland Market Shop- Dec 12, 6:30
4 Hanleys Road Community Centre- Dec 16, 7:00
5 Butlers Community Centre- Dec 16, 7:00
6 Craddock Road (Next to the Tennis Court) – Dec 17, 6:30
7 Stoney Grove- Dec 18, 7:00
8 Cotton Ground- Dec 18, 7:00
9 Camps Community Centre- Dec 18, 7:00
10 Fountain (Next to Elfreda Cornelius Shop)- Dec 19, 7:00
11 New Castle (Bottom of Shaw Road)- Dec 20, 7:00
12 Jessups Community Centre- Dec 20, 7:00
13 Brown Community Centre- Dec 20, 7:00
14 Hickmans Community Centre-Dec, 6:30
15 Clay Ghaut (Next to Lucina Chapman Shop)- Dec 20, 7:00
16 Bath Village Roundabout- Dec 21, 7:00
17 Prospect Elderly Home- Dec 21, 7:00
18 Bricklin (Opposite Squeeze Bar)- Dec 21, 7:00
19 Rawlins (Next to Paulette’s Shop)- Dec 21, 7:00
20 Zion (At the Bus Stop)- Dec 22, 7:00
21 Barnes Ghaut Community Centre- Dec 23-7:00
22 Cox Village Gazebo- Dec 23, 7:00
23 Church Ground- Dec 23, 7:00