7:45pm Friday 20th November 2009
SHOPPERS will gain a new perspective on a town centre after a 92-foot tall giant ferris wheel has been erected for the festive season.
The wheel returns to Darlington town centre for the second year running.
The wheel, at Joseph Pease Place, has opened to the public and will remain until Sunday, December 13. Rides are from 10am to 6pm daily.
It is part of the Darlington Christmas Festival which includes the Christmas lights switch-on, from 2.45pm on Sunday; and Christingle Markets on Thursdays November 26, December 3 and December 10, between noon and 8pm.
Also part of the festival is The Christmas Extravaganza Weekend, from Saturday, December 12, to Sunday, December 13. The weekend will include displays of chainsaw wood carvings, ice sculptures and street theatre.
* Rides on the ferris wheel will cost £2.50 for adults and £2 for under-12s and senior citizens. Children aged under eight-years-old must be accompanied by an adult.
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