Santa's sleigh returns to Wick from Wednesday
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Children in Wick have another chance to enjoy the magic of Christmas from tonight as Santa’s sleigh makes a very welcome journey through the town.
The sleigh, operating by the town’s Christmas light team, visited a number of streets in Pulteneytown last Wednesday and Thursday night, and will be on the other side of town this week.
The group’s chairwoman, Claire Mackenzie, said: “It has been really good. Argyle Square on Thursday was just mobbed with kids who were so excited.”
When Claire took over the post five years ago, Santa’s sleigh was one of the things she was keen to bring back to the town. Wick Christmas Lights received funding from Tesco and this is the third year they have been able to operate the sleigh. This year, due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, Santa’s helpers have not been able to hand out sweets or take collections, but the group has set up a Paypal account for donations, and a number of shops in the town have also offered to take collection buckets.
On Wednesday evening, starting at 6.30pm, the sleigh will follow a route from High Street, on through George Street to Hill Avenue, and down to Henrietta Street, before heading along to Hillhead Road, Willowbank, Whitehouse Park and Girnigoe Street.
On Thursday night, Santa will head out to Staxigoe and Papigoe, before going back into the town to visit Murray Avenue, Proudfoot Road, Lindsay Drive, Sandigoe Drive and Port Dunbar.
