THE town hall will be transformed tomorrow night when a huge light show will shine a projected images, sounds and videos on the building in a final celebration of St Helens' 150th anniversary.

From 6pm, more than 200,000 lumens of light, eight supersized projectors and more than 100,000 images inspired by the borough's past, present and future will bring the town hall to life on Saturday, December 8.

The artwork called We Are Still Here has been created by artist Simon Mckeown with BuzzHub St Helens CDP and commissioned by Heart of Glass, as part of St Helens 150, in partnership with DaDaFest, to not only round off the 150th anniversary celebrations but also St Helens' year as Borough of Culture.

Simon McKeown has worked with BuzzHub St Helens Coalition of Disabled People over the past few months to create the work which will feature their ideas and designs.

The free event will run from 5pm to 6.30pm with the light show itself taking place from 6pm.

School lanterns are already decorating lamp posts and lights to lead people from the town centre to the town hall in Victoria Square which have been created by borough school children who have been working with Heart of Glass.

The event will also see colourful street performers and festive food and drink.

Inside the town hall there will also be an exhibition of work by the BuzzHub group and the screening of an animation about St Helens made by local community groups who have been working with animation studio Twin Vision which follows the story of an imagination of a boy from the borough as he reimagines his home town with amazing results.

Patrick Fox, Heart of Glass said: “We're delighted to be hosting this event, bringing what has been a remarkable year of culture in St Helens to a close.

"Taking our iconic town hall as a canvas, and working with Simon Mckeown and his collaborators has been a real treat, and we're excited to share the outcome in what we hope will be a colourful, thoughtful and awe inspiring experience.

"We're also thrilled to be partnering with DaDa Fest and a range of partners on the wider wrap around programme, placing the politics of disability front and centre.

"While this project will close 2018, it will be a springboard into future projects and collaboration, with art and artists in collaboration with communities playing a pivotal role in the shaping the future of our borough.”

Artist Simon McKeown added: “Working with Buzz Hub on this outdoor light show has been a privilege.

"They are a fantastically strong creative team and they worked hard with me to achieve the work we will see.

"Outdoor events on this scale are rare and exciting and the support of St Helens Council has been vital. Heart of Glass as the organisers are forward thinking, situating collaborative art and disability together into one massive event.

"This is going to be state of the art in so many ways.”