Lights installed on Exchange Hotel

Exhibition-style lighting was switched-on for the first time at the Exchange Hotel on Tuesday evening 23 December.

Lighting works on the facade of the Exchange Hotel are now up and running and is the first installation completed in the main street as part of the ongoing GRENFELL LIGHTS project. The lighting installation undertaken by the Grow Grenfell Group Inc features seven exhibition-style coloured light-bars that change via a computerised program.

The nightly showcase of lights on the Exchange Hotel are now on display from sunset to 9:45pm every night of the year.

The lights on the Hotel is the first project completed in the main street as part of Phase 2 of the ongoing GRENFELL LIGHTS project.

It has now been two years since the Grow Grenfell Group Inc launched the nightly lightshow on the Grenfell Silos Lightshow which has since proven to be a hit with both locals and visitors to our historic township. The lightshow at the silos was the first project completed as part of the GRENFELL LIGHTS initiative and made possible after a NSW Government Grant was awarded to the Grow Grenfell Group from the Stronger Country Communities Fund.

The installation of the lights on the Exchange Hotel is an important step forward for the GRENFELL LIGHTS project.

Phase 2 of the GRENFELL LIGHTS initiative is to establish world-class ‘VIVID-style lighting’ on the facades of selected historic buildings along the main street of Grenfell. Each of the buildings will be lit-up every night from sunset until 9:45pm. The Grow Grenfell Group has identified a number of buildings that we consider are suitable for our exhibition-style lighting.

The is is strong support from Weddin Shire Council and building owners in the main street for this exciting project as the Grow Grenfell Group continues to establish the “GRENFELL LIGHTS....365 Nights a Year' as a sustainable and long-term project to increase tourism for the township of Grenfell.

The Grow Grenfell Group believes the installation of vivid-style lighting on the facades of buildings along Grenfell’s historic main street will prove to be a game-changer for the township and is going to be fantastic for tourism in our small township. The expansion of the GRENFELL LIGHTS will play a big part in making Grenfell a town that you go to and not just a town that you drive-thru.

More tourists will stay overnight in Grenfell and walk along our main street at night to see the stunning display of lights on our historic buildings. Include a visit to the Grenfell Silos Lightshow and visitors will no doubt be delighted with the night-time lighting experience on offer every night of the year in Grenfell.