2021 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 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 was out from December 1st to December 17th and also made an appearance at the Christmas Market on Sunday, December 5th.  The full schedule is shown below.

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People were invited to come and cheer, but are asked not to come too close to the Sleigh and maintain social distance between your family group and others. The Sleigh tracker was also used so people could see where Santa was on each night. 

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Following the pleasure it brought to the younger children last year, Santa visited our local Primary schools again this year. This year the Sleigh was 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. 

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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

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The total collected less small maintenance costs will be distributed to the groups above.

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It has been a difficult two years for all of the organisations, with restricted activities. They have not been able to undertake many of the normal fundraising activities that they rely on, yet have still had many of their costs. 

For example, Dane Sound Radio has continued to support our local community, all working on an entirely voluntary basis, yet they too have ongoing costs. 

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Bridge the Gap has been forging more links between the young and old this year, by working with our local primary schools to introduce regular letters from our primary school children to people in our local residential homes. 

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The profits made will be distributed to the following groups; Holmes Chapel Scouts, Holmes Chapel Guides, Goostrey Scouts, Brereton Scouts, Holmes Chapel Pre-School, Holmes Chapel Viking Explorer Scouts, Dane Sound Radio, Holmes Chapel 41 Club and Holmes Chapel Tangent.

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The Holmes Chapel Partnership

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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.

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Last year, because of Covid restrictions, we were unable to collect donations on the sleigh. Despite this, the usual groups who support us were still happy to brave the elements and bring Santa on his Sleigh to see you all. 

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. And even if we can drive down a cul-de-sac, we need quite a large area to turn the sleigh around. You can, therefore, help us by trying not to park cars or vans on the road if you can.

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The sleigh runs are scheduled to start at 5.30 pm each evening and usually finish by 8.00 pm. But if the weather is bad or lots of children appear then Santa can get a little delayed.

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We would also like to thank the following organisations for their support of the 2021 Santa Sleigh run. 

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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.