It was an extra special occasion for Hamilton's annual Christmas lights switch on event last weekend. Instead of pulling in a celebrity to push the button to luminate the town, the public got the chance to nominate their community heroes to do the honours.
A competition run by organisers Hamilton Our Town (BID) allowed locals to vote for those who went above and beyond over the past year to help people in their hometown.
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