New Santa sleigh to debut at Shrewsbury lights event
Santa will have his new sleigh on show for the switch-on of Shrewsbury’s town centre Christmas lights next Wednesday, 19 November.
Although the sleigh made a full introduction during last year’s Christmas activities, it wasn’t quite ready in time to make its debut at the lights switch-on.
With some minor modifications and a ‘good clean-up’ after 10 months in storage, the sleigh is now in top condition to greet visitors to Pride Hill for the event on the 19th of the month.
“We are looking forward to showing more people all the exciting features of the new sleigh when it appears for the first time on Pride Hill,” said Rotarian Johnathan Callwood, president of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club which has built and financed the investment.
“The new version has many more features than the old sleigh which had been a good servant for Santa, but had fallen behind the times. The latest model is environmentally friendly with a new battery system to power the lights and music.
“Now we have something really special to excite the audience at the lights switch-on.”
Santa and his sleigh will arrive on Pride Hill at 5 pm for a three-hour appearance that will take in the switch-on of the lights.
Following the event Santa and the sleigh will have a brief rest before embarking on an ambitious rota of daytime supermarket visits and evening street excursions starting on December 2 and finishing on December 23.
This will form Rotary’s major annual fundraising activity programme in support of local charities and other good causes.
Anyone interested in knowing more about Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club can contact gdmw@hotmail.co.uk
