
Local celebrity Dionne Jones, who won the BBC Points West "Unsung Hero Award", assisted the Mayor, Councillor Val Welch, in turning on the Minehead Christmas lights. The local shops in Minehead stayed open for late night shopping and with live entertainment also being provided at different venues around the town made the evening very successful and enjoyable.
Photograph: Dionne Jones, Santa and the Mayor, Councillor Val Welch