The purpose of this request is to gather data on the average figure the council spends on Christmas lights and decorations. For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP. Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in the media. Athletes, authors, etc.

1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)

2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)

3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
No

4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas Lights
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)

5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)

We do not hold this information. The Christmas lights are handled by the various Town and Parish Councils in the Borough.

There is also information online which indicates they are continuing with Christmas lights this year;
https://www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ourevents/
https://www.wintercarnival.co.uk/
https://www.wokinghamrocks.co.uk/things-to-do/christmas-light-switch-on-christmas-market