Santa parade 19th Dec update re Doris, replaced by treacle

[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 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.

Hi All just an update for the parade, due to poor weather conditions in Essex where Doris the donkey lives, they now cannot make it. We were told Today at 1pm, so we have not been able to find a replacement for the donkey, however the parade will still go ahead with alternative mode of transport for Santa.

So to the Children, mummies, daddies Grandads and Grandmas, we hope to see you from 230pm onwards at the Townley Road/Lordship Lane Junction. We are going to have a warm up with dancing before the parade starts, so please wear comfy warm dancing shoes

Apologies about Doris but Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans, if you have any questions, I am the one wearing the Snow White outfit and my dear friend Hannah will be dressed as an Angel.

Well another further update, we have found another Donkey called treacle, so events will still go ahead with Treacle the donkey.

[karter]

Looks like the weather has been fixed for this, at least until late afternoon. Good luck everybody and have fun.(tu)

[Ladymuck]

Definitely some higher forces at work here...what a beautiful day to greet Santa and Treacle. Should be a great day.

[KalamityKel]

Who is Treacle?

[Ladymuck]

KalamityKel Wrote:

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> Who is Treacle?

Treacle is the new donkey...you haven't been keeping up to date, have you...naughty KK ;-)

[KalamityKel]

is it yet another donkey from out of town? *fights hard to keep her opinions on the matter to herself*

LM it's hard to keep up to date at time as I'm sure you must understand...

hope that days' activities go successfully well for all those concerned (tu)

[dulwichmum]

We have just visited Santa, what a nice man! Treacle was so cute and friendly too. Thanks for organising this.

[sack donger]

So how did it all go then? I saw santa and the donkey 'parading' up Calton ave at about 3pm, felt a bit sorry for him as the only people with him were two coppers. Was there much of a turn out in the end? I aint got kids myself but if I did I would have definitely come out to pay him a visit.

[damzel]

It was a good effort and Santa played his part well, although he walked so fast lots of the little people couldn't keep up! Was good fun though and our little ladybird enjoyed herself. Thanks for organising it Monica (tu)

[redjam]

Yes, thanks for organising, and don't mean to be ungrateful but ... what happened to the road being closed off? And the carols and songsheets and nightlights in jars etc? We were up by Franklins and it was a bit 'blink and you'll miss it' when Santa came past. Maybe there was more going on at the other end.

[monica]

Hi we were on the music truck at the end of the parade and I think Santa got his stride on and went zooming down the lane. It went really well. Thanks Dulwichmum glad you enjoyed it.The positive response from all was amazing and I am so glad to see so many turn out for the parade. We went for celebratory drinks after with my family and Friends, so good day all round

And Treacle the donkey was a delight and I must confess I had a bit of a crush on Dean, Treacle's escort, very very lovely man.:)-D

[Ladymuck]

monica Wrote:

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and I must

> confess I had a bit of a crush on Dean, Treacle's

> escort, very very lovely man.:)-D

...oh let me guess...did he by any chance have gorgeous blue eyes accompanied with a delicious Irish accent?

*shakes head and gives up on Monica*

[monica]

LOL no actually hes English with Green eyes and very Melloresque from Lady Chatterly's Lover.

Something about his wellies and the glint in his eyes. >:D<

[Ladymuck]

monica Wrote:

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> LOL no actually hes English with Green eyes and

> very Melloresque from Lady Chatterly's Lover.

> Something about his wellies and the glint in his

> eyes. >:D<

*shakes head and "tutts" twice*

[monica]

I did not see you LM, in the parade! Thought you were going to dress up as Aunt SallyB)

[Ladymuck]

monica Wrote:

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> I did not see you LM, in the parade! Thought you

> were going to dress up as Aunt SallyB)

Well, I am... disapppointed...I was the 4' 5" hobbit of course (didn't need to dress up though - more wrap up)...but there and again...I can understand why you didn't see me...amongst all the other formidable characters...xx

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Is there one happening this year?