It looks promising that the 2021 edition of West End Lights can go ahead as planned on 3rd December 2021, starting at 6 pm. If you had already signed up to our mailing list for 2020, you don’t need to sign up again, as we hope you’ll join in this year. More details, e.g. to…
WEL will be back in December 2021
Following the unfortunate troubles with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we are now looking forward to shining again on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, when also the Lincoln Christmas Market will be on again. Now is the time for new illuminators to join the excitement, and for everyone to mark the date in the calendars.
This West End Lights is going to be different…
This West End Lights is going to be different… … and not on one single night as usual. Unfortunately, Lincoln West End Lights cannot take place in its usual shape and form this time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Lincoln currently being in Tier 4 of government restrictions. An event that lives from people…
New date for WEL 2020 (actually in 2021!)
WEL 2020, as a single night event, unfortunately, had to be cancelled and is now taking place in a different way. The following text is now deprecated. It’s with a somewhat heavy heart that we had to take the decision to reschedule Lincoln West End Lights 2020. It’s not cancelled, just due to happen a…
Get yourself on the map
WEL 2020 is different (and has no map) As detailed here, we, unfortunately, won’t have our “usual” West End Lights due to the pandemic. And hence, there will be no map either. But the map will return for WEL 2021. We will reach out to all illuminators again for WEL 2021 to put them on…
Some advice for Illuminators using projectors
The screen You can use baking paper either stuck on to the window frame or hang easy to make blinds where wooden dowelling is attached to a roll of baking paper (cut to size) at the top and bottom. Some have used shower curtains and sheets. Check how thick they are before the actual night…
COVID-19 Guidance available
While West End Lights is not an organised event and the organisers neither endorse nor police individual’s behaviour on 4/12/2020, a risk assessment has been conducted and some guidance issued as below to keep anyone visiting the West End to look at the illuminations.
Welcome Illuminators
West End Lights 2020 We will be lighting up the West End of Lincoln on Friday 4th December 2020 between 6pm and 9pm! Mark the date in your calendar. This year more than any other we feel our West End community needs to come together and bring a little light into everyone’s lives. If you…
A glimpse into WEL History
Hard to believe that this is almost 6 years ago already. I remember it vividly as one of my first Lincoln West End Light experiences, and the one that inspired to join in the next year as an illuminator myself. We hope that also in 2020 we can inspire new people to join. From a…
West End Lights 2020 is ON!
We will be lighting up the West End of Lincoln on Friday 4th December 2020 between 6pm and 9pm! This year more than any other we feel our West End community needs to come together and bring a little light into everyone’s lives. If you haven’t already heard, after many years of coordinating the annual…