Brecon Town Council have hinted at this year’s special guest who will turn the town’s Christmas lights on at Brecon With Bells On later this month.

The recent announcement of BBC Radio 2 presenter Greg James switching on Hay’s Christmas lights, along with author Chris Smith, got us thinking about who may be switching on Brecon’s Christmas lights.

In recent years gone by gardening experts, The Rich Brothers, and Harry Potter star, Chris Rankin, have flicked the switch in town.

When approached by The Brecon & Radnor Express as to who will have the honours this year, a spokesperson for the Town Council responded and said: “This year, the lights in Brecon will be switched on by a ‘special visitor from the far north’.”

Now, we don’t know exactly how far north they mean, so perhaps Ant or Dec could make the long trip down from Tyneside, or Ryan Reynolds could fly in from Wrexham in North Wales!

But we suspect it may have something to do with someone from the North Pole; perhaps the main man himself Father Christmas, or one of his elves, or Rudolph or one of the others, Dasher, Prancer etc.

But anyway, on to the important information. The lights will be switched on at 6pm on the new-look Bulwark on Sunday, November 29, concluding this year’s Brecon With Bells On.

Seasonal stalls and live entertainment will take place in the Market Hall from 9.30am until 6pm and Santa’s Grotto will be open on High Street from 11am until 5.30pm.