Crowds gathered for Tree of Light Christmas switch-ons
Crowds gathered at our two free Christmas Tree of Light switch-ons last Saturday to celebrate the season and remember lost loved ones as well as to help raise awareness of loneliness in Southampton (December 6, 2025). Our light-up events took place on the same day, Saturday, December 6, at Woolston Millennium Garden and St. Mark’s... Read More
Children’s Mayor to officiate at one of our free Tree of Light Christmas switch-ons
You are invited next week to our two final Christmas Tree of Light switch-ons to raise awareness of loneliness in our city – with the Children’s Mayor officiating at one of them (December 6, 2025). Our free light-up events will take place on the same day, Saturday, December 6, at Woolston Millennium Garden and St.... Read More
Mayor switches on our first Tree of Light of 2025
Southampton’s 803rd Right Worshipful Mayor and the city’s fourth Lord Mayor flicked the switch at our light-up event last Sunday (November 16, 2025). Councillor James Baillie did the honours at St. James by the Park Church, Shirley for our first of three free switch-on events this year to raise money to help the isolated. Magical... Read More
Mayor at our first 2025 Tree of Light
Southampton’s 803rd Right Worshipful Mayor and the city’s fourth Lord Mayor will be flicking the switch at our light-up event next Sunday. On Sunday, November 16, Councillor James Baillie will do the honours at St. James by the Park Church, Shirley for the first of our three free switch-on events this year. Where our trees... Read More
Tree of Light 2025
Can you believe it…this year we’re launching our 17th annual Tree of Light campaign?! AND…in 2025, we have not one, not two but THREE real life switch-on events! We hope you can join us. The huge tree outside of St. James by the Park Church, (Shirley) one of the beautiful pines in the Woolston Millennium... Read More
Tree of Light 2024
We’re thrilled to announce our 16th annual Tree of Light campaign and that we have two real life switch-on events coming up. We hope you can join us! One of the beautiful pines in the Woolston Millennium Garden and a large donated tree at St. Mark’s Church, Archers Road, will be covered in hundreds of... Read More
Tree of light 2023 remembrance names…
Our Tree of Light 2023 event has been so well supported and we couldn’t be more grateful. We hope you all enjoyed the light switch-ons as much as us and found some solace in sponsoring a light in remembrance of a loved one/cause. The sponsorship totalled £1,525.17 with gift aid, which is wonderful! Thank you... Read More
Tree of Light campaign raises more than £1,200 for charity tackling loneliness in Soton
So far, we’ve raised more than £1,200 with our 15th annual Christmas Tree of Light campaign (December 2023). We held switch-on events for our festive trees festooned with lights – each one commemorating a lost loved one – at events last weekend (December 2 and 3) and sponsorship is still open until December 31. Valuable... Read More
Tree of Light 2023
We’re thrilled to announce our 15th annual Tree of Light campaign and that we have two real life switch-on events coming up. We hope you can join us! One of the beautiful pines in the Woolston Millennium Garden and a large donated tree at St. Mark’s Church, Archers Road, will be covered in hundreds of... Read More
Tree of Light 2022
This year, we’re hosting our 14th annual Tree of Light campaign and are delighted to have two real life switch on events coming up. We hope you can join us! One of the beautiful pines in the Woolston Millennium Garden and a large donated tree at St. Mark’s Church, Archers Road, will be covered in... Read More