Residents of Canterbury

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

15/11/2025

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

✨ It’s beginning to look a lot like Canterbury’s 2025 Christmas Light Switch-On event!

Our amazing team and partners have been busy preparing 12 light switch-on moments around the city to welcome locals and visitors alike for this evening’s celebrations between 5-8pm.

A reminder that the city centre pedestrianised zone will extend to run from 4pm-8.30pm today.

Maps of the event can be picked up from The Beaney Information Desk. The 12 switch-on moments will be:

- Christmas Twilight Market at The Westgate Hall, Canterbury
5-8pm | Light switch-on: 6.30pm

- The Marlowe Theatre Forecourt
5-5.45pm | Light switch-on: 5.30pm
No Limit Street Band and the Snow White cast.

- Family Hub at The Beaney: 5-8pm
Workshop, Santa and family trail.

- Frozen Fun: Best Lane, St Peter’s St & Guildhall St
5-8pm | Lights turn on: 6.15pm
Character selfies with Elsa, Anna & Olaf, live music on Guildhall St thanks to Lily’s Social Kitchen and, for the first time in forever, an outdoor screening of Frozen Singalong at 5pm & Elf at 6.30pm.

- Jolly Christmas Huts, Nasons Square
5-8pm | Lights on: 6.15pm

- Giant Snow Globe, St Margaret’s St
5-8pm | Lights turn on: 6.15pm

- Canterbury Christmas Market, Canterbury Cathedral Precincts
5-8pm | Lights turn on: 6pm

- A Victorian Christmas, Burgate
5-8pm | Light switch-on: 6pm
A traditional Christmas with Tiny Tim, roasted chestnuts and festive show.

- Christmas Market, St George’s St
Lights turn on: 6.15pm

- Fenwick LEGO® Hub, Fenwick Toy Dept
5-8pm
​LEGO Window Trail launch

- Christmas Market, Whitefriars, Canterbury
5-8pm | Lights turn on: 6.15pm

- Switch-On Balcony, Rose Lane Balcony
5-7pm | Lights switch-on: 6.15pm
Sponsored by Costa Coffee, Whitefriars
The big switch-on with the Lord Mayor and guests, live music and Santa’s sleigh.

Canterbury City Council is providing FREE Park and Ride for arrivals after 2pm.

11/07/2025

We’re restricting the use of hosepipes for customers in Kent and Sussex.

Demand for water is the highest we have ever seen for this time of year, reaching 680 million litres on 30 June 2025.
This is 105 million litres of water a day more than the average for summer. On days like this, we’re pumping enough water to supply an additional 4 towns the size of Maidstone or Eastbourne.

We’ve tried everything possible to avoid these restrictions. Despite your help to save water, and our ongoing efforts to manage our water resources, including launching a comprehensive strategy to find and tackle leaks, our reservoir and underground water storage levels are really low.
We’re really grateful to everyone who has been making simple changes at home to save water where you can, and we’re now asking you to hang up your hosepipes for a little while to make sure that there is enough water for all, and to protect the environment.

We understand you may have some questions about the restrictions. You can find detailed FAQs on our website here: https://orlo.uk/TJcYt
We also continue to monitor the situation in our Western region, where we serve customers in parts of Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Image description: close up image of a person's hand holding a green hosepipe trigger gun, with the words 'Hosepipe restrictions in Kent and Sussex' on a black and red background. The South East Water logo is in the top left hand corner, and the words 'Important notice' and a graphic of a yellow hosepipe with a red no entry sign around it, are in the top right hand corner.]