Funds needed to consider relocating Xmas on DeCastro St- City Manager
Brathwaite-Edwards’ remarks came following calls from some sections of society to have the event moved from its present location to the Tortola Pier Park, the Carnival Village or back to Main Street.
Many felt that it was too much of an inconvenience with the road blocking, while others grumbled that the adult entertainment was lacking terribly.
In an interview with the City Manager, she said moving would be difficult.
“To move it for us right now would be difficult now that I am doing Christmas bells in the city where we are trying to have something every weekend. If we move Christmas on DeCastro Street I don’t know where we would put it,” She said.
“If people want to change it they will have to inject some funds into it and it is maybe something we can consider but right now when we have to look for sponsorship and have to look for funds ourselves it is kind of difficult.”
Christmas on DeCastro Street too early
Meantime another concern was the dates being too early in the season to host the event. Some felt that it should be closer to Christmas. This is how she addressed that concern.
“There are two things that happen. The lighting of the Christmas tree happens the last weekend in November, which basically signals the beginning of Christmas. Christmas on DeCastro Street has been the first weekend in December, to allow for Christmas in Spanish Town next week so that’s why. People have said to us you all need to bring it a little closer to Christmas and it is very difficult to do that, especially when you booking bands and what have you,” she explained.
She mentioned that some felt the event should be a day longer but it is a costly undertaking for them as some $80,000 is needed to present it at the level that it is currently.
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