Switching on of the Mylor Bridge Christmas lights last night

Crowds started gathering on the main street through Mylor on December 2 in anticipation of the lights being switched on at 7pm.

Father Christmas was handing out Freddo's outside the newsagents (Image: Paul Armstrong) Father Christmas arrived in a “reindeer drawn” sled outside Mylor Newsagents where he handed out chocolate Freddo’s to eager children.

Isobel’s café was also open for the occasion serving hot dogs and pulled pork burgers to appreciative customers. They proved a big hit with the customers.

Waiting for the lights to be switched on (Image: Paul Armstrong)

At 7pm the sled drove down Lemon Hill to where the crowd was gathered in the Lemon Arms car park in anticipation of the lights in the village and on the huge tree being switched on.

The chair of the Christmas Lights committee said a little prayer for the lights having had a hiccup at last year’s switch on.

The crowd was entertained by the Mylor School children's choir (Image: Paul Armstrong) The prayer seemed to work as the lights were switched on much to the delight of the waiting crowd.

He told the crowd that pulling it all together had been tough as the team putting up the lights had been badly hit by Covid, Storm Bert had delayed the installation, and the tree had only arrived on the day of the switch on.

Isobel's Cafe was open serving hot dogs and pulled pork burgers (Image: Paul Armstrong)

Following the switch on the crowd was entertained by the Mylor Bridge School children’s choir.