Ilkeston - Christmas Decorations
w/e 18 December 2022
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
A couple of weeks ago we took
a walk through town and photographed some of the Council erected
Christmas lights. The images below also show decorations but
these are from commercial and privately owned premises finishing
with from a couple from church..
Many people put Advent wreathes on their door but Nene's Kitchen
in the recently opened Bar and Bistro in the former Ritz Cinema
and later Bingo Hall building on South Street have also surrounded
the door with decorations.
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Across the road in the Legs Wine Bar, where we regularly enjoy
a coffee and delicious lemon muffin, the walls and ceiling were
festooned with baubles and garlands.
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Inflatables are becoming more and more apparent as Christmas
approaches. These penguins were seen during daylight hours.
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And these illuminated inflatables were seen as darkness fell.
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Also on an evening walk we spotted this house draped with twinkling
lights. I say "spotted" but it would be hard to miss
really.
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On Kensington Gardens, the residents had really gone to town
with lights on both sides of the road and also wound around lighting
columns and telegraph poles.
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This is a closer look at one of the properties with not only
lights on the front and side but also sparkling deer on the roof.
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Another property on the street has even erected scaffolding to
cater for their decorations. I like to refer to this one as the
"Pyramid" although I suppose "Maypole" would
also be a good description.
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On Saturday we attended the Carol Service in St Mary's which
has been beautifully decorated throughout. Here are just three
images from the church showing a white Christmas tree on the
font, a traditional tree and Advent wreath at the foot of the
pulpit and one of the purpose made wreathes by the Churchwarden
that were hung on all the pillars either side of the main aisle.
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As we left church we met the Grinch and an elf who were just
returning from the Market Place after publicising a Bazaar that
was being held in the adjacent Cantelupe Centre.
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