Santa Sleigh Run 2021
For over 40 years, Santa's Sleigh has been a well-loved tradition of Christmas in Holmes Chapel & District. On December evenings, local community groups bring Santa and his Sleigh around the neighbourhood so that excited children can meet Santa at their doorstep. His many helpers collect donations on the night, and this page allows donations to be made online. The total collected is distributed to worthy local groups. This year the Sleigh will be out from November 29th to December 17th and will also make an appearance at the Christmas Market on Sunday, December 4th. The full schedule is shown below.
Following the pleasure it brought to the younger children last year, Santa will visit our local Primary schools again this year. The Sleigh will be brought to you by Holmes Chapel Scouts, Holmes Chapel Guides, Goostrey Scouts, Brereton Scouts, Holmes Chapel Pre-School, Holmes Chapel Viking Explorer Scouts, Dane Sound Radio, Holmes Chapel Primary PTA, and Bridge The Gap, who will each receive a share of the donations.
Donations
If you were out when we visited or just simply missed us, it's not too late to donate. You can show your support by giving online on our JustGiving page using the link below.
JustGiving page. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/holmeschapelsleigh
The total collected less small maintenance costs will be distributed to the groups above.
The Holmes Chapel Partnership
The sleigh runs are organised by The Holmes Chapel Partnership (HCP) which is a voluntary group providing support to the Holmes Chapel and District community, supported by the Parish Council and Cheshire East. This is the fourth year that the Partnership has managed the Santa Sleigh runs around the district. Originally the Sleigh was run by Holmes Chapel Round Table, and then 41 Club, and more recently the Rotary Club of Holmes Chapel.
Sleigh Run Schedule
The sleigh teams try their best to get the sleigh close to each house, but sometimes, narrow roads or too many parked vehicles make it impossible to get to your house. If we can drive down a cul-de-sac, we need quite a large area to turn the sleigh around. You can help us by trying not to park cars or vans on the road if possible.
The sleigh runs are scheduled to start at 5.30 pm each evening and usually finish by 8.00 pm.
If the weather is bad or lots of children appear then Santa can get a little delayed.
We would like to thank the following organisations for their support of the 2021 Santa Sleigh run:
Jubilee Garage - Sleigh Service
Sam Dales & Son - Storage of the Sleigh in December
Sibelco - Use of Sibelco Workshops and the provision of vehicles and drivers.
Hopley Tyres -Provision of Heavy Duty Batteries to power the Santa Sleigh Lights.
The time table below is from our 2021 run to show you the areas we cover. It will be updated with the 2022 schedule in due course.
Nov 30th
GOOSTREY WEST
Goostrey West: Booth Bed Lane, Sandy Lane, New Platt Lane and Blackberry Gardens
Sleigh Team : Goostrey Scouts
Dec 1st
GOOSTREY EAST
Goostrey East: Woodlands Drive, Buckbean Drive, Brooklands Drive , Bank View.
Sleigh Team : Goostrey Scouts
3rd
BRERETON
Brereton Brereton Heath, Brereton
Sleigh Team: Brereton Scouts
4th
BLUEBELL GREEN & ARCLID
Bluebell Green Estate
Sleigh Team : Sibelco & Partnership
5th
CHRISTMAS MARKET
4.00pm to 7.00pm
6th
Westway
Holmes Chapel: Middlewich Road, Bessancourt, Brookfield, Chester Road, Westway, The Drive, The Millingfield.
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Pre-School
7th
SANDIFORD/LONDON ROAD
Holmes Chapel: Hawthorn Villas, Sandiford Road (and side roads) Station Road, Bromley Drive, London Road, Alum Court, Field View.
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Scouts
8th
BRAMHALL DRIVE
Holmes Chapel: Westmoreland Terrace, Sadlers Close through to Seddon Estate, Bramhall Drive to Ravenscroft and all Closes.
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Guides
9th
SALTERSFORD Gardens & West Hermitage
Saltersford Gardens Estate, then Macclesfield Road, Rees Crescent, Picton Square, Danefield Road and Riverside Crescent.
Sleigh Team: Viking Explorer Scouts Unit
10th (Day)
HERMITAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Santa visiting Hermitage Primary School
Sleigh Team: Bridge the Gap
10th (Eve)
EAST HERMITAGE: ELM DRIVE
Elm Drive and all side roads off + Bridge Farm
Sleigh Team: Dane Sound Radio
11th
COTTON HALL ESTATE & LAKES ESTATE
Cotton Hall Estate, then the lakes Estate (Broad Lane, Coniston Drive, Grasmere Drive and offshoots)
Sleigh Team: Bridge the Gap
12th
SANTA's DAY OFF
Day off
Day Off
13th
Selkirk Drive & Balmoral Drive
Selkirk Drive (and side roads), Balmoral Drive (and side roads) to Southlands
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Primary School PTA
14th
Rivers estate
Thatch Close, Severn Way, Deee Avenue, Humber Drive, Eden Grove, Wye Close, Ribble Close.
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Scouts
15th (Day)
Brereton Primary School
Santa visiting Brereton Primary School
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Partnership
15th
Portree drive
Poretree Drive and all closes off.
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel 41 Club & Tangent
16th
Cranage
Cranage , please track Santa to see where the sleigh is.
Sleigh Team: Holmes Chapel Guides
17th
Holmes Chapel Primary School
Santa visiting Holmes Chapel Primary School