Santa's Christmas parade 19th December 12pm onwards

[monica]

Hi All

If you are making plans around the Christmas period, highlight the 19th December on your calenders. Santa's Christmas parade will be in Dulwich, 12pm onwards. Park Hall Road, West Dulwich will host Santa on his sledge at 12pm, bring the Children along and Wish Santa a merry Christmas.

Then join Santa at 3pm for the parade, he will meet you at the corner of Townley Road and Lordship Lane, where mums, dads, grandma and grandad can join in the fun. We encourage the children come along in fancy dress, Princesses, Pirates and Angels are all welcome. Santa and his helpers Hannah and Marilyn will then parade down lordship lane towards Santa,s Grotto in Zenoria Street, where you can greet Santa

(The parade will also be escorted by the Local police for Safety reasons)Santa and his helpers are CRB checked

This post will be constantly updated throughout November up to the 18th December( Just in case Santa is late, Lapland is quite far)

Santa's parade and supporting events are sponsored by the Retailers of West and East Dulwich. Panino d'oro and Harvey Wheeler from the village. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas/Holidays/Yule from us.

[dullwitch]

What a lovely idea! It's in the diary. Xx

[ludoscotts]

thats lovely will there be anything else happening at the end of it? stalls/fair type thing?

[The Nappy Lady]

Hi Monica

Sounds wonderful. It would be good to know the route the parade will take, so that if the start is very hectic we could maybe wait somewhere along the route?

Molly

[monica]

Hi Napppy lady the route will be in SE22 Southwark news and Living South, I will also put the route on here nearer the time.

Thanks

[lorraineliyanage]

sounds good monica, see you there

PS thanks for all the goodies you donated for our NCT christmas party

[monica]

Thank you Lorraineliyanage, anytime

Good news Santa is donating his fee to Dulwich Helpline

[karter]

Whatever happened to Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer Monica?

[verds]

Ohmydays, that is the greatest thing ever!

Anyone know when the Christmas lights go up on the Lane? Yeah, I know it's only Bonfire Night but I'm excited.

[monica]

Reindeers especially ones by the name of Rudolph are not cheap, Doris the Donkey is a great alternative though.

[Ladymuck]

verds Wrote:

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> Anyone know when the Christmas lights go up on the

> Lane?

Are we going to have lights then? How exciting! In which case, Monica could dress up as the Queen and switch them on...she could arrive seated side-saddled on Doris the Donkey...

[Mrs Y]

The first week of December.

[Mrs Y]

The first week of December.

[monica]

oooh LM only if you are my lady in waiting

[monica]

oooh LM only if you are my lady in waiting

[Ladymuck]

monica Wrote:

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> oooh LM only if you are my lady in waiting

*looks genuinely scared and legs it and, when safely over a wall, laughs tits off*

[monica]

Lol anyway watch out for the lighted trees on the lane when the official Christmas lights are switched on.

[monica]

Re last post re lighted trees someone pointed out the lights might be taken/Stolen. May I ask East Dulwich to keep a look out and if you someone attempting to take the lights report it.

Thanks

[monica]

Hi me again, if parents with Children at the local schools would like a Santa's parade poster for your schools please let me know, we would love the local teachers to get involved in the parade.

Thanks

[sophiesofa]

I'm not a child, parent or grandparent but I'm going to go anyway - i love christmas. Thanks monica

[monica]

Thank you Sophie obviously adults are also welcome in fancy dress or not and I do have a spare elve costume going spare.:)-D

[ruffers]

Vaguely connected but as a kid up north we used to have a Santa's sleigh coming round the estate, possibly the Rotary Club, always a big deal. Does that happen here?

[monica]

Hi some town centers organise it, however traditionally the council organise something, however in Dulwich we(the traders) and residents organise a lot of the events.

[LibraCarr]

Hi Monica,

I sent you a private message but have not had a reply.

Given that we would like to bring a number of children within our care, can you confirm please that the Santa in the Grotto is a current holder of a enhanced CRB check. I am sorry to be a bore but the council will ask for this when we request to take the children.

Kind regards,

Letitia

C/o Libra Carr.

[karter]

Hi LibraCarr,

If you take a look at monica's opening post it shows that Santa is indeed CRB checked. Hope this helps.