Festive Lights

At a community consultation event in 2018, festive lights for the town was highlighted as a possible project and widely supported. Initially, funds raised by the local ‘Doon Memory Lane’ exhibition were granted to SCDT for the purchase of new lights. The fundraisers were keen to look into canopy lights as an option, with the idea of installing a section as a feature along the main street. A lighting proposal focusing on canopy lights, provided by local company HUS Architecture + Design, was presented to SCDT members and shared with the fundraisers. Due to the high costs of installation and ongoing maintenance of canopy lights, it was agreed that SCDT would look at alternative solutions.

Following consultation with Orkney Islands Council’s Roads and Planning departments, SCDT were able to source lighting which met all the required specifications and low windage – especially important in Orkney. Suitable locations for the new lights were established, ensuring they were complimentary to current festive lighting provided by OIC. Two types of lights that met all of the requirements were pole wraps and lamppost motifs, and SCDT felt that these options provided a simple yet sophisticated aesthetic.