The Light for a Life Service took place this evening (Sunday 1 December), within the grounds of Wigan and Leigh Hospice. Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt – attended in support of the hospice.
Each year, Wigan and Leigh Hospice invites people to dedicate a light on its Christmas tree, to mark the live of their loved ones. Anyone can dedicate a light to remember the life of someone special, or to mark a joyful event, such as a wedding or birth.
The dedication can be made to anyone – they don’t have to have a connection to the hospice.
Jo Platt said: “It was an honour to attend the Light for a Life Service at Wigan and Leigh Hospice. It was a really moving service and the choir and brass band did an amazing job.
“Dedicating a light on the hospice’s Christmas tree to a loved one, is a really moving way of remembering – and honouring – a loved one at Christmas time.”
During the service there were carols from a local school, music from a brass band and readings to mark the special occasion. The Christmas tree lights were also switched on.
If you haven’t yet made a dedication, but you’d like to, you have until Monday 6 January, 2015. Click here to find out more.