Light Up northstowe

With thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund, Northstowe Town Council and Community Activation Funding from Homes England administered by South Cambridgeshire District Council, sponsorship from Greenbelt Group Ltd and Phoenix Events (East) Ltd, a discount from PPL PRS Ltd, and the partnership of many of Northstowe's community groups and organisations for supporting Light Up Northstowe 2024!

In November 2021 and 2022, Northstowe Arts coordinated a lantern parade through Northstowe. This major event was the culmination of several weeks of activity, including workshops for families, workshops during community group sessions, sending lantern-making materials to schools (having run a session to train their teachers to deliver workshops themselves), and producing YouTube videos showing people how to make lanterns at home from recycled materials. The parade was part of Light Up Northstowe, run in partnership with Northstowe Town Council and Pathfinder Church Northstowe, and involving many of the other community groups in Northstowe.

We’re really proud that this project has involved so many people of all ages across the community, in an inclusive, creative way and entirely free of charge to participants.

Due to date clashes beyond our control we took the decision to postpone our next parade until November 2024, and instead encouraged everyone to Light Up Longest Night in 2023.

We're grateful for funding from The National Lottery Community Fund and Homes England and the partnership of many of Northstowe's community groups and organisations for making this activity happen!