HUNDREDS of families got into the spirit as Rayleigh's Christmas lights were switched on.

 

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The switch-on by BBC Essex's Steve Scruton, Ian Wyatt and Southend United players

 

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Smash Improv who will be performing at the Dixon Studio in Westcliff in Oh Yes it is! Left to right Davey Hal, John Oakes and Ali James

 

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Crowds at the event

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Claudette Smith, Leon Bailey, Michelle Ellis and Julie Stanford from Diggins and Co

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Town cryer Jim Shrubb and Rayleigh chairman Julie Sawford

 

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Sweyne Park School choir

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Singer Lydia Lucy entertains the crowd