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Quayside laser show to see in 2021 DISPLAY WILL BE SEEN FROM MILES AROUND

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Published date22 December 2020
Date22 December 2020
With many people seeing New Year's Eve as an opportunity to bid good riddance to the pandemic year, plans are under way to blaze the way to 2021, with socially-distanced celebrations.

A three-night Laser Light City show - plus fireworks - are to fill the night sky over Newcastle landmarks in a bid to 'wave goodbye' to 2020 and the illuminations will be seen for miles around so people will not have to leave their houses.

Families will be able to enjoy the 24-laser display from home while they are also being encouraged to join in a doorstep clap to celebrate the city and its efforts to fight Covid.

Laser Light City is being funded and organised by district improvement company NE1 Ltd working alongside Newcastle City Council and Bafta award-winning artist

Seb Lee-Delisle.

The interactive laser installation will run in Newcastle for three nights over New Year - December 30 until January 1 - from 4pm to 11pm.

The high-powered lasers will be installed at three key Newcastle locations - the new Hadrian's Tower; the Civic Centre and the

Quayside and they are designed to be visible within a 10-mile radius of the city centre, weather permitting of course.

In addition to the lasers there will be fireworks - at the traditional time of 6pm on New Year's Eve but this time taking place at five undisclosed locations so as to avoid gatherings of people.

The fireworks will be set off simultaneously and again can be watched from the doorstep.

Families are urged to join in with their neighbours to clap in the new year and show their appreciation of the collective efforts made during the pandemic as well as the sacrifices made by people over the past year.

A spokeswoman said: "The challenge has been how the city can suitably mark this important milestone in a safe way but still generate the same spirit of collective celebration, community pride and positivity for the future.

"The three locations for the lasers have all been chosen because they give a good geographic spread across the north, east and west of the city, to maximise the number of people who will be able...

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