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Santa Sleigh Run

For over 40 years Santa's Sleigh has been a well-loved tradition of Christmas in Holmes Chapel & District. On December evenings, local voluntary groups bring Santa and his Sleigh around the neighbourhood so that excited children can meet Santa at their doorstep. Our current sleigh was built in 2022 having retired the previous one which was built in1989 by the Holmes Chapel Round Table, which sadly closed in 2002. In 2002, the Holmes Chapel Rotary Club took over the running of the sleigh until they also closed in 2018. Since 2018, Holmes Chapel Partnership have been the custodians of the Santa Sleigh.

 

We estimate that over the past 33 years, collections made using the Santa Sleigh have exceeded £100,000, all of which has been shared throughout our community, and has supported many local organisations and charities.

2024 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 7.30 pm.

If the weather is bad or lots of children appear then Santa can get a little delayed. Please note that in very bad weather the sleigh run may be cut short to ensure the safety of Santa and the team helping.

SANTA TRACKER:

You can find out exactly where Santa and his sleigh are on their rounds by using our tracking map. (Please note the text service we have used in previous years is no longer available.)

** PLEASE NOTE: This schedule is subject to change. Please check nearer the time for further updates **

Sunday 1st December

Holmes Chapel Christmas Market and Fair 3-7pm. Find Santa on Parkway near The Village Kitchen.

Monday 2nd December

Holmes Chapel: Bessancourt, Brookfield Drive (and side roads), Chester Road, Westway, The Drive, The Milling Field

Tuesday 3rd December

Holmes Chapel: Sandiford Road (and side roads), Station Road, Bromley Drive, London Road, Alum Court

Wednesday 4th December

Holmes Chapel: Saltersford Gardens, Thatch Close, Dee Avenue, Trent Crescent, Severn Way

Thursday 5th December

Holmes Chapel: Victoria Mills, Rees Crescent, Picton Square, Danefield Road and Riverside Crescent, Hawthorne Villas

Friday 6th December

Holmes Chapel: Elm Drive and all side roads

Saturday 7th December

No sleigh run

Sunday 8th December

No sleigh run

Monday 9th December

Holmes Chapel: The Cottons, Westmoreland, Northway, Sadlers Close

Tuesday 10th December

Goostrey West: Boothbed Lane, Sandy Lane, New Platt Lane and Blackberry Gardens

Wednesday 11th December

Goostrey East: Woodlands Drive, Buckbean Way, Brooklands Drive, Bank View

Thursday 12th December

Holmes Chapel: Selkirk Drive (and side roads), Balmoral Drive (and side roads), Southlands

Friday 13th December

Cranage: Byley Lane, Needham Drive

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December

No sleigh run

Monday 16th December

Holmes Chapel: Lakes Estate including Broad Lane, Coniston Drive, Grasmere Drive (and side roads)

Tuesday 17th December

Brereton: Bluebell Green, Dunkirk Way, Field View

Wednesday 18th December

Holmes Chapel: Bramhall Drive, Ravenscroft (and side roads)

Thursday 19th December

Holmes Chapel: Portree Drive (and side roads)

Friday 20th December

Brereton: Brereton Heath, Brereton Grange

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This year the sleigh will be brought to you by Hermitage Primary School PTFA, Holmes Chapel Chorus, Holmes Chapel Guides, Holmes Chapel Community Pre-school, 41 Club / Tangent, Holmes Chapel U13 Rugby Club, Holmes Chapel Scouts, Viking Explorer Scouts, Brereton Scouts, HC Velo and Bridge the Gap, who will all receive a share of the charitable donations. 

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