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.
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As well as donating cash when Santa visits,
you now also donate by text!
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.
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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.
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** PLEASE NOTE: This schedule is subject to change. Please check nearer the time for further updates **
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SANTA TRACKER:
You can find out exactly where Santa and his sleigh are at any time! All you need is a mobile phone as the location will be sent to you via text.
Call or text G123456# to: 07933 617016 to receive a link to Google maps with his exact location.
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
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 Cotton, 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
Brereton: Brereton Heath, Brereton Grange
Tuesday 17th December
Brereton: Bluebell Green, Dunkirk Way, Field View
Wednesday 18th December
Holmes Chapel: Lakes Estate including Broad Lane, Coniston Drive, Grasmere Drive (and side roads)
Thursday 19th December
Holmes Chapel: Portree Drive (and side roads)
Friday 20th December
Holmes Chapel: Bramhall Drive, Ravenscroft
