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| Love Light festival celebrates 'belonging' in Norwich | |
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| A festival of light involving giant installations, fire performances and a parade of dogs in illuminated costumes hopes to help fight loneliness and celebrate love. | |
| Love Light features 30 pieces of public art and attracted large crowds in Norwich city centre on Friday night. | |
| The event was due to take place across the weekend but Saturday's outdoor events have been cancelled due to the forecast of Storm Dennis's high winds, | |
| The festival is produced by the Norwich Business Improvement District (BID). | The festival is produced by the Norwich Business Improvement District (BID). |
| Caroline Bidewell, from the team, hoped the festival's theme of "love and belonging" would "bring people closer together". | Caroline Bidewell, from the team, hoped the festival's theme of "love and belonging" would "bring people closer together". |
| The festival features a number of international light artists who have created a range of giant installations projected on and around many of the city's historic buildings. | The festival features a number of international light artists who have created a range of giant installations projected on and around many of the city's historic buildings. |
| The festival is working in collaboration with the Norwich Together initiative which aims to tackle loneliness. | The festival is working in collaboration with the Norwich Together initiative which aims to tackle loneliness. |
| During Friday night's parade, "chatty volunteers" waited along the route of the light trail to strike up conversation with attendees, in an effort to make everyone feel welcome and included. | |
| Alex Rinsler, project creative director, said: "The objective is not to replace the Valentine's experience... but small [social] things can make a difference. | Alex Rinsler, project creative director, said: "The objective is not to replace the Valentine's experience... but small [social] things can make a difference. |
| "If it works, wonderful. If it doesn't work, at least we tried it. I think that all towns and cities are struggling with social inclusion." | |
| Nick Azidis, a lighting designer from New Zealand, has created a projection of colours and designs for the city's Anglican cathedral. | Nick Azidis, a lighting designer from New Zealand, has created a projection of colours and designs for the city's Anglican cathedral. |
| He said: "It's the size, it's the history, it's the space... it's an amazing building. To light it up and to give it some new light - it's fantastic." | He said: "It's the size, it's the history, it's the space... it's an amazing building. To light it up and to give it some new light - it's fantastic." |
| Love Light is financed by Norwich BID and co-funded by Arts Council England with the addition of local sponsorship. Organisers hope it will become a bi-annual event. | Love Light is financed by Norwich BID and co-funded by Arts Council England with the addition of local sponsorship. Organisers hope it will become a bi-annual event. |
| Photography by Martin Barber and Shaun Whitmore | Photography by Martin Barber and Shaun Whitmore |
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