I think under the current climate and global warming this is a good decision by the council, the money could be well spent else where.Blackpool take note if walsall could save this much how mouch electricity could you save, cant see a lot of people going to see your lights under the current climate. Lets all save energy.

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The Walsall Lights have been getting worse each year to be fair and the price goes up each year to see them, i found it cheaper to go to blackpool and look at the lights and have more of a fun time. looking at the walsall lights they reuse the same year after year with a few new items but you hardly know it, take note and do something different like birmingham instead having the lights in the Arboretum use them on the market, and have themed markets ??? or kids markets or something then you dont have to pay to see the lights but funding would happen through market stalls and entertainment ?? or is that too much to think of and tooo expense in the current climate with all the council workers on high wages and there bonuses

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Walsall Boy – is it really so difficult to use punctuation properly?

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It cost me and my family nearly £30 to visit last year. That’s two adults, and two children under 5.

Then you had to pay for the rides on top of that.

It’s in Winter, cold and wet. People might get stung once by those prices, but not twice. If the council made the pricing more sensible, say £1 entry, you’d get more visitors… but come on.. £30 to see the Shoe People lights?

Perhaps the real reason they’ve scrapped the lights for this year is because now we have all those traffic lights on that junction where the island used to be, there’s no need to pay those extortionate prices.. the traffic lights are more entertaining.

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May not be able to use punctuation properly, i may not be good at English, but i can see how rubbish the lights are. But if that’s all you have to worry about is my punctuation and my literacy skills then help us all !.

By the way i may be rubbish at English, but end of the day im a hard worker and you don’t many of them today do you ??

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Walsall Boy, I can forgive your poor literacy but not your total ignorance of the facts. The average wage for council workers is lower than the national average and noone gets paid a bonus, one of the reasons I no longer work there, your just spouting rubbish without a clue what you’re talking about. Everyone has a right to express an opinion, I just wish they would take time to make that an informed opinion. On the subject of the lights, it is a shame but far better than having to make cuts in other areas in my opinion.

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Before you come back with a spelling mistake in my post…. the clock is running on how long it takes Rebecca to comment on my errors…. (They might be deliberate). Walsall Boy.. take no notice of this snobby ******* just reply to some of her posts… such a sad little life.

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Don’t stop Rebecca you are the Simon Cowel of this site, so much hatred!!

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