A Night of Lights.

An event aimed at getting all age groups into Nottingham’s City Centre was a success.

Friday’s ‘Light Night’, held by the City Council, included an outdoor disco, live performances from college bands and the re-opening of the Nottingham Eye – to name but a few events.

It’s the second year the event’s been held and aims to get people out who wouldn’t normally come out on a Friday evening.

Julie from Netherfield said the event was a good family event. “You can bring your kids along. There should be more things like this happening in Nottingham. Youngsters can come out and not worry about trouble.”

Kate from Carlton agreed. She said: “the atmosphere is great. There’s a lot of support to make sure the event goes well, so I think it makes it feels safer.”

The City Council's Arts Officer, Sharon Scaniglia said the idea was about lighting up the city and showing it in a different way.

“Nottingham is a good city and it’s only a perception of it being unsafe.”

“It’s great to see people you wouldn’t normally see. You wouldn’t normally see family’s and older couples in the city on a Friday night. When there’s more people in the city, and people from different age groups, then people don’t run around drunk and abusive.”