Lights beat power glitch
But help came from all sides to save the day. When Tomsetts shoe shop was plunged into darkness the neighbouring Vulcan Grill, where lights still blazed, volunteered to accommodate the band's sound system which until then was rigged up, along with cassette players providing backing music for children, at Tomsetts.
The power came back on just in time for the ceremony, but with fuses blown and time switches thrown out of sync there was still scope for disaster. Fortunately, the man responsible for installing the town's lights, David Lowe of Ultralight, a Surrey firm, was on hand and he went around correcting all the faults.
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