Can you spot anyone you know in the crowds?

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35 photos from Wakefield Christmas lights switch-on events over the years - are you a face in the crowd?

By Leanne Clarke

Published 14th Nov 2026, 19:00 GMT

The district’s lights are now being switched on ready for the festive season.

So to get into the spirit we’ve dug out some pictures from our archive going all the way back to 2004 through to 2009 – whose faces can you spot in these pictures showcasing light switch ons?

Take a look!

13. Horbury

Horbury's Christmas lights switch on in 2005 with Coun David Watts, Fr JohnParton, Father Christmas and Coun Brian Holmes Photo: s

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14. Remember this?

John Berry and Gill Fletcher decorated their Normanton home with thousands of Christmas lights to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in 2005. Photo: s