Sorry guys, there’s no avoiding it, that’s definitely a giant Christmas tree up in Civic Square.
Currently decorated with tradesmen but that will change.
The official lighting is on 2 December.
UPDATE: Jono has sent in two pics he took yesterday of the tree going up:
Are Jono`s pic in the right order? If so, has a fire-storm gone through?
The real question is will those footpath works be finished in time. Could get messy with the crowds.