Kenny on tune for light switch-on
Black Country entertainer Kenny Craig is warming up ahead of a Christmas light switch-on this weekend.
It is the first time Sedgley will have festive lights.
The switch-on event is on December 3.
Entertainment will be provided on stage at the Bullring. Among those performing will be cabaret singer Kenny, who lives Sedgley.
He said: "It is the first time there has been a light switch-on in Sedgley, so I'm delighted to be there to support it.
"It will be a great event for the community and I'd encourage as many people to come out for it a possible.
"Anything to get people coming into Sedgley is a good thing."
The event takes place from 4pm to 7pm.
The High Street will be narrowed to a single lane while Dean Street will be closed off.
Ettymore Road will be partially closed.
A Christmas tree will be put up on Sedgley Bullring and the lights through the town centre will be switched on.
Sedgley councillor Michael Evans said: “I think it is a great event for Sedgley.”
Organiser Shaun Keasey added: “It is a testament to the effort of all involved that we have managed to close the town centre whilst ensuring buses and traffic can continue to flow.”