Thousands of car parking spaces in Bolton town centre will be free after 3pm each weekday from Thursday, November 21.
Thousands of car parking spaces in Bolton town centre will be free after 3pm each weekday from Thursday, November 21.
Council chiefs have announced the festive gift for shoppers parking at the Octagon, Deane Road and Topp Way NCP multi-storey car parks launch of the free after 3pm offer coincides with the Bolton’s Christmas Lights switch-on show.
Celebrity and Albert Halls panto star Ray Quinn will be lighting up the town centre at the event sponsored by Market Place Shopping Centre.
The weekday parking initiative, which is in addition to the free weekend and Bank Holiday parking already on offer, will run until Friday, January 3.
Christmas can be an expensive time for families and we hope that this goes some way to helping them enjoy the Yuletide season.
Bolton Council’s Director of Place, Gerry Brough, said: “In the run-up to Christmas and New Year, we wanted to support our local businesses and make it easy and affordable for shoppers to come into the town centre.
“The lights switch-on marks the start of a special festive programme for all the familyin the town centre in the run-up to Christmas.
“Christmas can be an expensive time for families and we hope that this goes some way to helping them enjoy the Yuletide season.”
The council’s partners NCP, who operate the car parks, are implementing the scheme.
This year’s Winter Festival will start on December 6.
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