Five thousand people joined a town's Christmas lights countdown - but there were no lights to switch on.
They were torn down for safety reasons a week ago after one string of bulbs fell into the street.
But the organisers had the bright idea of going ahead with the switch-on anyway.
The event in Colchester, Essex, had been billed as the "biggest-ever parade and town light switch-on". It included children marching through the streets with Father Christmas, the chance to meet Colchester United players and youngsters decorating a tree.
But as the countdown reached zero, the only lights that flickered into action were in shop windows and on a Christmas tree.
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