Only to be met by a wall of people, relentless crowd surges and consumerist chaos at its peak. It's hard to imagine anyone actually enjoying it, yet clearly thousands do because there they all were. I've always loved the Christmas lights in London, but when you're sandwiched between strangers, all trying to get somewhere, I have to say they start to lose their appeal.
Regent Street will close to traffic for the first time in five years and be transformed into a fully pedestrianised winter wonderland. The busy shopping street will be pedestrianised between 2pm and 9pm on Saturday December 6 as part of a car-free day of Christmas shopping and celebrations. Regent Street will be pedestrianised along its Festive Mile, stretching between Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus.
It's a controversial decision as Westminster Council had a plan in place ready to go, when they say, the Mayor of London announced his plans to take control of the street with just a few days notice. The council finally accepted that it would not be worth the effort to fight the decision and formally signed over control yesterday, which will come into effect this weekend.
