Broseley Town Council's Christmas Lights Installation 2026

INSTALLATION

Installation testing must begin on 1 November 2026. The lights must be in working order in good time, and no later than ONE WEEK PRIOR to the notified switch-on date of Saturday 28 November 2026.

The work must be undertaken in a manner that causes little disruption to traffic both vehicular and pedestrian, as well as with consideration for the environment. Given the traffic congestion experienced in Broseley during the day.

The contractor must be present on the day of the switch-on Saturday 28 November 2026 to manually switch on the lights after a countdown. The Christmas Lights Committee will be available to assist on the day. Thereafter the lights need to be set to their automatic timers which result in their coming on at 4pm and going off at 10pm weekdays, and 4pm - 11pm weekends.

Requirements: 1. Electric testing of lights to current standards 2. Check of all anchor points 3. Cost of any replacement anchor points 4. Testing of all electric feeder pillars 5. Install and activate 23 sets of pea lights to memorial garden 6. Install and activate 1 set of lights to fir tree within the memorial garden 7. Install and activate 1 set of pea lights to the tree on the square 8. Install features to the poles within the memorial garden 9. Install "welcome to Broseley" sign across high street (Victoria Hall to Bridal Shop) 10. Install festoons to front of Harwood's building & butchers' shop 11. Install string lights from the top of church street zig-zagging up the high street to the social club 12. Removal of all lights 13. The cost of all-inclusive call outs during the festival period for lights erected and maintenance checks 14. Attendance at switch on event 15. Installation of 2x snow fall column motifs MAINTENANCE The lights will need to be maintained during the period that they are on display. We require two scheduled run throughs of the display to check everything is functioning properly and to attend to any minor faults. In addition, we require a call out within 24 hours for major faults including, but not limited to, complete failure of a motif or light string, extreme damage caused through vandalism, storms or road traffic accident. Additional call out charges must be stated on the schedule. All anchor points tested.

DISMANTLING The lights are to be dismantled and removed as soon after 6 January each year as possible, but no later than 12 January each year.

TESTING All lights and features are to be tested during down time and any minor work required such as replacing bulbs and fixing faulty connections is to be undertaken. All lights and features must be fully functioning prior to installation.

The contractor will notify BTC immediately of any defective lights and features that require major repair at additional cost or that cannot be repaired so replacement can be considered in good time.

To cost all items individually.