Following his tour of Great Aycliffe on Christmas Eve, SANTA would like to say (on behalf of Great Aycliffe Town Council) a huge thank you to all his volunteer helpers for their time and support; to Newton Press for publishing his routes; to Aycliffe Fabrications and Trevor Burn Fencing for the use of their ‘Santa Sleighs’; to all those who came out to greet him despite the weather, and for the cash donations which raised £155.00 for the Mayor’s Charities.
While the Santa tours were generally well received by most residents, unfortunately a minority decided to throw half full cans at the vehicles which could have caused injury to the volunteers, forcing them to leave the area.
Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year – see you next Christmas!