Last night was one of the hi-lights of our Goodgym calendar this year. We were getting to spend the evening with Santa, his reindeer and lots of his helpers!! Certainly not something you get to do everyday!

But the magic of the evening started before Santa even arrived – when we saw shooting stars flying across the clear night sky – a sure sign that Santa was on his way.

Once Santa had arrived, we had the thrill of being able to ride along with him on his sleigh – no word of a lie! With the Christmas music putting everyone in a jolly festive spirit, the evening was getting off to a lovely start.

Santa dropped us at the bottom of our first road and we started the task of knocking door to door to collect donations on behalf of the Round Table. The Round Table is a local organisation that does great work supporting local charities and good causes and the Santa float is something they’ve done for years – something many of us remember enjoying as children ourselves.

Donna, Phil, Maurice and Nicola spent a fantastic evening chatting to local residents, waving at the excited children, collecting donations and handing out lollipops! Not to mention the four and half miles we walked around local roads and housing estates in the process. We were blessed with dry, mild weather and great company.

Our evening didn’t end there though – local chip shop, Mick The Chip kindly supported us all with hot teas and coffees and freshly fried chips at the end of the evening – a lovely, welcome treat that we weren’t expecting at all.

I’m not sure how much money would have been raised last night but one thing’s for sure, lots of smiles, magic and fun was had by all!!

Thanks for having us Santa! See you very soon!!