New Larbert group launches Christmas lights competition

The newly formed Kinnaird Village & The Inches Residents’ Association decided to raise a bit of festive cheer by having a community Christmas lights competition.
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Residents of the two Larbert areas competed in four categories to find the boldest & brightest, most subtle & sophisticated, the best balcony and the most quirky & quaint.

The judges were some of the local children along with local councillors, Gary Bouse and Joan Coombes.

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James Alexander, vice-chair of the association and owner of thefingerprint design agency, said: “It was great to see so many people take part and seeing families walking the streets to view them.

Kinnaird and The Inches Residents Association Christmas Lights Competition.Kinnaird and The Inches Residents Association Christmas Lights Competition.
Kinnaird and The Inches Residents Association Christmas Lights Competition.

"Hopefully this has helped raise the spirits after what has been a difficult year for many."

Councillor Gary Bouse said: "We had a great night looking at all the displays - some of them were spectacular and the effort that people had put in was amazing!"

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Councillor Joan Coombes said: "The standard was so high, it was really difficult to choose.”She added: "In these difficult times it was nice to see the community pulling together to cheer up an otherwise dark year."

Kinnaird and The Inches Residents Association Christmas Lights Competition.Kinnaird and The Inches Residents Association Christmas Lights Competition.
Kinnaird and The Inches Residents Association Christmas Lights Competition.

Local businesses providing the prizes were: the fingerprint design agency, Information Answers, Ròst Coffee Co., Spice Magic, Cellos, Falkirk Community Trust and Sky High Jump.

You can find out more about the residents' association online by visiting https://www.facebook.com/kinnairdsos.

They are also looking for more members to join, so if you are a resident in the area and would like to join, email [email protected] or take a look at the Facebook page.