The countdown to Christmas has truly begun across Hyndburn with a host of events all across the borough.

Christmas carols and the big switch-on came to Great Harwood on Friday evening at Towngate Square, and on the same evening Rishton's lights were turned on outside the Civic Centre/Library.

Crowds of families also gathered to enjoy the annual Blessing of the Crib service outside Accrington Town Hall on Thursday afternoon and Baxenden's Christmas lights event the same evening.

Send your best Christmas lights pictures from around the borough to accringtonobserver@menmedia.co.uk .