SANTA will be swapping his sleigh for a fire engine when he makes his first appearance of the year in Hare Hatch on Saturday.
He is about to take up a residency for the festive season at Sheeplands plant nursery and to celebrate, he will be arriving style.
After greeting children, he will make his way to a specially built grotto, where he will be able to have those all-important chats about which presents children would like to find in their stockings.
And every child who sees him in the run-up to Christmas will leave with an early gift.
There will also be opportunities to book breakfasts with Santa.
Santa’s little helpers are, once again, members of the Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs of Reading Maiden Erlegh.
Money raised from his visits will be shared by the clubs for a number of good causes in the community that are dedicated to helping those who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
Rotary President Paul Cunningham said, “I hope that Santa and his Elves will give a lot of happiness to children and their parents as well as helping bring a little cheer to others”.
Santa’s arrival will be at 11am on Decmeber 3. Organisers suggest arriving by 10.30am to avoid disappointment as the events are always popular.
For more details, or to book, log on to: www.harehatchsheeplands.co.uk/santa
For more on the clubs, log on to: https://www.readingmaidenerlegh.org and https://innerwheel.co.uk/district-9/readingmaidenerlegh/
