Wiveliscombe Rotary regularly arranges a series of visits by Santa Claus.
Santa to Visit Wivey Area
The Wiveliscombe and District Rotary Club will be once again organising a wide range of Christmas activities in the Wiveliscombe area as well as organising their splendid Christmas Raffle for a £100 Christmas Hamper and numerous other prizes generously donated by many of Wiveliscombe’s businesses.
On Wednesday December 7th Santa will be arriving at The Square in Wivey at 6.00 pm. He will be met there by pupils at Wiveliscombe Primary School, who have won a poster design competition and together they will switch on the Town’s Christmas lights . Immediately afterwards all local children will have an opportunity to meet Santa in his grotto in The Square and to receive a present from him. Not only will Santa be in The Square but there will also be entertainment from Professor Popcorn and hot food and drink including roast chestnuts available. The Wivey Town Band will be playing seasonal music during the evening and there will also be carol singing for adults. A number of local shops and Wiveliscombe House will also be open, so all should come along and make the evening a really special one as in previous years. Hopefully this year there will also be a running commentary from 10Radio. As in the past few years, there will be a ticket system to visit Santa in his Igloo so children won’t have to wait for long in a queue.
The following week the Rotary Club will be supporting Santa as he tours Wiveliscombe and Milverton, meeting young and old alike. On Monday 12th December he will tour Milverton. Then on Tuesday 13th he will be in the Plain Pond and Northgate areas of Wiveliscombe while on Wednesday 14th he will visit the South and East of the town.
Santa and the Wivey Band will also be making a special visit to Cotford St Luke Community Centre on Friday 9th December at 5.45pm, with some more present giving to Cotford’s children from his Igloo. Santa on his sleigh with Rotary helpers is now a regular feature in Cotford St Luke, making this year’s sleigh visits on the 15th & 16th December.
Older people in Wivey will be able to see Santa on Wednesday December 21st when he visits Pulsford Lodge with members of the Rotary Club to entertain the residents and sing along with them songs that everyone will enjoy.
