Tameside lights up for Christmas

THE COUNTDOWN to the big day is well and truly on and Tameside’s towns are doing their bit to spread Christmas cheer.

All the main switch-on ceremonies have been held, but there are still events lined up.

Santa’s elf was on hand to help in Hyde this year

And the displays being cast around the area are providing the perfect backdrop to this year’s festivities.

Hundreds of people turned out as the temperatures dropped to witness their area’s tree and illuminations light up.

Santa is busy visiting people, with the help of volunteers from the borough’s three Rotary Club branches, and houses are also putting on a show.

Schools and churches have many fairs and functions lined up over the coming days and weeks around Tameside.

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.