Santa's Christmas parade 19th December 12pm onwards

[intexasatthe moment]

Hi ,could you give details about route ?

I've not got copy of Living South and after a quick scroll through thread can only see that it starts in ? near Rosendale / west Dulwich is it ? at 12 and will come to Townley Rd.

Want to bring elderly mum and need to work out where to drop her off ,best vantage point .

Sorry if I'm being dense and have missed something.

[monica]

Hi Intexasathe, Living South dont have the route, SE22 do.

The actual parade starts at the corner of Townley Road, Lordship Lane at 3pm. Do you want your mother to join the parade? If so their will be escorts on the day who can help your mother.

[Ladymuck]

Blimey, Santa and Doris the Donkey in the drawing room....hee hee...I like that!

[dulwichmum]

Louisa Wrote:

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> ???? I am wetting myself with anticipation!

>

> Louisa.

Louisa dear, the smell of cats was becoming rather overwhelming... so we are all relieved that you raised this issue yourself. There are drugs you can get from your GP for a sensitive bladder, and in the mean-time, how about some Tena-pants?

[180176]

hello, sounds great, we dont get SE22, any chance of getting the route and rough timings put up here please? thank you

[candj]

Shucks! We'll be in Paris, but hope it's a fantastic parade Monica and you get loads of people there. It's sounds absolutely fantastic and I'm sorry we'll miss it this year (again next year???).

Best,

-C

[Pickle]

We're looking forward to it - but agree with a previous poster, please put up the route etc. here - we haven't seen an SE22 magazine for a couple of years in our part of ED!

[monica]

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 see Santa with his helpers in Dulwich Village saying hi to the Children at Panino D' Oro at 1.45 pm til 2.15 pm

The route of the parade will start at the corner of Townley Road and Lordship lane, where the parade will congregate from 230pm until 3pm, when the parade will then head down lordship lane towards the goosegreen roundabout. This should take about 35 -40 mins, we are all required to sing carols from the songsheets provided. We will also have lanterns made from candles and jam jars. Plus I recommend your children have torches with them, its now getting dark around 3.45 so the more light the better. We will arrive at the grotto in Zenoria street where Santa will sit in the grotto and Doris the donkey will stand by him and you can take pictures of your children with Santa and Doris the donkey, this will go on until 5.15pm. Doris needs to leave, and Santa will stay on til 6pm.

[karter]

Isn't Doris the donkey going to be shaking her thang and singing carols on Park Hall Rd at some point too?

[jparmenter]

oh dear louisa,

no one staying at yours this christmas? so your going to be driving around the roads in your car all alone looking for something to moan about. if you like i will send you a card even if no-one else will. cos my daughter is looking forward to it and if its that inconvenient for you you have enough warning maybe you could go away and stay by yourself at santas (lapland) cos he will be in dulwich that day xx

[monica]

Hi Thanks Karter I have added the information in re West Dulwich on my most recent post.

[daizie]

jparmenter Wrote:

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> oh dear louisa,

> no one staying at yours this christmas? so your

> going to be driving around the roads in your car

> all alone looking for something to moan about. if

> you like i will send you a card even if no-one

> else will. cos my daughter is looking forward to

> it and if its that inconvenient for you you have

> enough warning maybe you could go away and stay by

> yourself at santas (lapland) cos he will be in

> dulwich that day xx

oh dear , all the more reason to stay away from parents like you :-S

[monica]

Please please please lets all spread the love between us, we all have our opinions, which is great but I want to make sure we all enjoy the parade, and remember Christmas is a time of peace and goodwill to all men and women.

[jimmy two times]

That doesn't sound like the warm, eccentric and funny Daizie that I have enjoyed on the forum. Where is the love Daizie? :(

[daizie]

I thought Louisa's post was quite funny and she makes some good points. Sorry I dont agree with the majority. I know who i'd prefer to spend christmas with ..

However, I do hope it goes well for you all :)

[Brendan]

Wow, you really have taken up the baton from Louisa.

[giggirl]

I adore Louisa. She's one of the most readable posters on the forum.

Doris the Donkey is a real pull for me though so I'll be around the route somewhere singing along with the rest of you.

[Brendan]

giggirl Wrote:

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> I abhor Louisa...

Steady now.

[giggirl]

Brendan you are being a very bad boy now and if you keep it up Santa will not be coming down your chimney.

The parade sounds wonderful and I'll definitely be there on Saturday.

Louisa - if you're still reading this thread then please come!

Px

[willow]

Surely Louisa is just a caricature like Jeremy Clarkson or David Cameron, not to be taken seriously.....

[giggirl]

I think Louisa has a good old laugh and the trouble she causes. Good luck to her. Let's not hijack the thread though because I think people are coming on here looking for info on Saturday.

[Muley]

Back off Giggirl, if anyone's gonna be pulling Doris the Donkey it's me, OK?

[jimmy two times]

I'm hoping to pull a cracker over christmas.

[Ladymuck]

Muley Wrote:

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...if anyone's gonna be pulling

> Doris the Donkey it's me, OK?

Ha ha...love it! Very funny Muley...

[monica]

Muley do you want to join Doris in pulling Santa?