Children design Christmas lights to brighten up Scottish town this winter

By Lucinda Cameron
Published 20th Nov 2020, 15:45 BST
Updated 20th Nov 2020, 16:36 BST
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A town is brightening the dark wintry nights with its display of Christmas lights designed by schoolchildren.

The lights in Newburgh, Fife, bring the drawings of local youngsters to life and include a reindeer, angel, gingerbread man and turkey.

Organised by Newburgh Action Group, the display has been adding some sparkle to the village since the lights switch-on took place on Saturday.

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Pictures of the lights have drawn praise from around the world since they were posted on social media in a tweet that has been liked more than 142,000 times.

A reindeer and a gingerbread man designed by children who have created Christmas lights in Newburgh, Fife picture: Poppy McKenzie Smith/@GTOpoppyA reindeer and a gingerbread man designed by children who have created Christmas lights in Newburgh, Fife picture: Poppy McKenzie Smith/@GTOpoppy
A reindeer and a gingerbread man designed by children who have created Christmas lights in Newburgh, Fife picture: Poppy McKenzie Smith/@GTOpoppy

Poppy McKenzie Smith, who posted the images of the decorations on Twitter, said: "They are quite famous in our local area and I've never seen any other towns that do this.

"It is a big moment for the community when they are switched on.

"The idea started about 20 years ago when we just had normal lights but then the competition to design a light started and each year one of the lights was taken down and replaced by a light designed by one of the children.

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