Santa to help Leamington Rotary Club’s charities again this year

Santa Claus and his elves will be on a flying visit to the Royal Priors shopping centre in Leamington next month, handing out free Christmas presents to hundreds of excited children.

This annual event is run by Leamington Rotary Club and will take place in the Upper Mall on Saturday and Sunday December 12 and 13.

Organiser Rotarian Colin Roberston said: “It will be free to see Santa and receive a present but many parents very generously choose to make a donation, which will be distributed to very worthwhile local Rotary charities.

“Last year we saw more than 600 children and they all left clutching a small toy as a gift from Santa and with a big smile on their faces.

“Many children brought a letter which they had written to Santa, and, of course, Santa was thrilled and was able to immediately put his elves to work dealing with their requests.”

Santa will be in his grotto between 10 am and 4.30 pm on the Saturday and from 11am to 4pm on the Sunday.

Last year more than £1,700 was raised, thanks to the generosity of parents and a grant from Leamington Town Council.

Leamington Rotary Club, which has just celebrated its 100th anniversary, holds a number of annual fund-raising events for local charities, including the highly successful classic car show in the Pump Room Gardens and the Taste of Leamington dining experience.

The club holds lunch meetings and less formal evening meetings every fortnight and anyone interested in joining can contact the club by visiting https://leamingtonrotary.co.uk/contact/