A town in Wales is set to be kept in the dark this Christmas after Health and Safety concerns prevented an array of festive lighting being placed along the main street.
Fundraising for the £20,000 Christmas lights began four months ago and saw donations from large supermarkets, local traders, as well as money coming from a Community grant.
However, residents of Cardigan will not enjoy the lighting sensation this year as an assessment found that the fixings and brackets on the walls of shops were too weak to hold the illuminations.
Cardigan Chamber of Commerce has admitted that there is not enough time and money to install new brackets on shop walls for this year’s festivities, and the fittings are also deemed as being too dangerous for the old lights.
The plucky traders of Cardigan have not let this blip stand in the way of getting in the festive mood and have rallied around by putting up Christmas trees and Christmas decorations themselves.
Paul Oakley, chairman of Cardigan Chamber of Commerce assured residents that all money raised will be ring-fenced and that fundraising will continue to cover the costs of the extra work needed.
