Final preparations are underway for Santa and his team of volunteers to make their traditional tour of Newton Aycliffe, School Aycliffe and Aycliffe Village. Santa is finding it increasingly difficult to make a large number of stops within each of his routes around the parish. In recent years, there have been many requests from families for Santa to stop outside their homes and this, along with increasing parking congestion, has meant long delays for him to reach some areas before the bedtime of younger children.
It has therefore been agreed to reduce the number of individual stops for Santa this year, although this will only affect Route 4, which includes Aycliffe Village, School Aycliffe and the Byerley Park/Greenfield Way area. Santa will therefore be making slightly fewer stops but will be staying longer at a number of central areas to allow everyone to see him. All the stopping points are shown on the maps at the bottom of this page.
Santa, his volunteers and Great Aycliffe Town Council would like to thank all residents for their help and co-operation in making the Christmas Eve tours an enjoyable occasion for everyone.
ROUTE ONE
3.45pm
Welbury Grove
4.00pm
St Oswalds
4.10pm -5.10pm
Washington Crescent area, Wycliffe, Armstrong, Wren, Whitehead, Hutchinson, Hylton, Matthew, Wolsey, Richardson, Trevor, Gardens, St Aidans, Felton
5.10pm -5.40pm
Neile, Defoe, Trevor, Porter, Wheeler, Lamb, Espin, Bellasis
5.40pm-6.30pm
Wiseman, Ewbank, Hardinge, Chandler, Chapman, Crowley, Hardinge, Bousefield, Faber,
Kendrew, Sanderson, Hamilton, Elstob, Burn
6.30pm-6.45pm
Westmorland, Henson,
Whiteley, Thurlow, Aylmer
6.45pm – 7.30pm
Dalton, Hartley, Faulkner, Hullock, Allington, Walcher,
Lilburne, Macmillan, Bertie, Alington, Webb, Westmorland, Newburn
7.30pm -7.55pm
Humphrey, Silkin, Stead,
Wright, Priestman, Marshall,
Burdon, Lightfoot, Stephenson
8.00pm
Back via Pease Way
ROUTE TWO
3.45pm-4.05pm
St Cuthbert’s/Bede, Anne Swyft, Clarence Chare, Clarence Close, Clarence Green, Clarence, Baliol, Hackworth
4.05pm-4.45pm
Baliol, Travellers, Linguard, Seton, Gilpin, Clanny, Palmer, Cosin,
4.45pm-5.15pm
Co-operative Store, Bury, Wilkinson, Van Mildert, Greathead, Shafto, Yacley, Greville, St Cuthberts
5.30pm-6.00pm
Sheraton Road, Sheraton Close, Greville, Henderson, Crewe, Sharp, Hunter, Lumley, Sheraton, Crawford, Sheraton, Biscop
6.00pm-6.25pm
Hatfield, Heild, Biscop, Skirlaw, Flynn, Beck
6.25pm-7.15pm
Via Shafto to, Creighton, Moore, Swan, Gunn, Mellanby, Liddell, Kenny, Carr, Markham, Secker, Joicey, Kemble, Bulmer, Vane, Fowler, Warburton, Jackson
7.15pm-7.40pm
Shafto, Shield, Stanfield, Denham, Ramsey, Eden, Langley, Malling
7.40pm-8.00pm
Central Avenue (Fire Station), Church
ROUTE THREE
3.45pm-4.45pm
Garburn, The Lanes, Burnhill, Hawkshead, Honister, Silverdale, Kirkstone, Langdale, Whinlatter, Eskdale, Greenfield
4.45pm-5.30pm
Linden, Beechfield, Rowan, Elmfield, Pease, Oakfield
5.30pm-6.15pm
Cumby, Crosby, Doxford, Crosby, Lowery, St Godrics, Mills
6.15pm-6.45pm
St Godrics, Simpasture, Simpasture Gate, Moule. Finchale, Gregory Court, Lambton, Lee Green, Hopper, Walker Lane, Emerson, Butler, Castlereagh, Merz
7.00pm-7.30pm
Ritson, Marley, Wallas, Isherwood, Bewick, Emerson
7.30pm-8.00pm
Barrington Road, Ashfield, Beacon, Tunstall, Carileph, Ebba, Bruce, Pease Way, RAFA Club, Paulinus, Peaseway
ROUTE FOUR
3.45pm-4.40pm
Millfields, Durham Road, Atkinson, Village Green, Heighington Lane, Oaklea, Congreve, Bickford, School Aycliffe
4.40pm-5.30pm
The Garth, Eastfields, Millfields, Binchester, Burnynghill, Lord Neville, Wilbore Croft, Forresters, Smythsons, High Barn, Springfields, High Barn, Hansard, Jenison, Westfields, High Barn, North Cottages, Greenfield Area
5.45 pm-6.10pm
Colwell Court, Belford, Malvern, Wilton, Belford, The Chase
6.10pm-6.45pm
Zetland, Hurworth, Bramham, Holdrness, Ainsty, The Meet, Saddlery, Post Horn, Bedale, Rookwood, Byerley Park
6.45pm-7.20pm
Luttryngton, Hambleton, Ranulf, Jesmond, Elwick, Colburn, Russell, Yoden, Lascelles, Wynyard, Cobblers Hall
7.20pm-7.45pm
Pinewood, Ashtree, Wellhouse, Bluestone, Oldwood
ROUTE FIVE
3.45pm-4.00pm
Brafferton, Grange, Chilton, Grindon, Whitton, Woodham
4.00pm – 4.35pm
Lowther, Brook, Cartington, Mulgrave, Helmsley, Middleham, Burleigh, Badminton, Stoneleigh, Lowther
4.35pm – 4.50pm
Hickstead, Stag, Kennilworth, Cheltenham, Gatcome
4.50pm-5.25pm
Epsom, Kempton, Windsor, Fallow, Fawn, Hind, Raby, Brancepeth
5.25pm-5.50pm
Village, Bamburgh, Chillingham, Alnwick, Barnard, Pemberton, Farnham
5.50pm – 6.25pm
Beaumont, Kirkham, Egerton, Dudley, Howson, Clover, Sorrel, Yarrow, Harebell, Campion
6.25pm
St. Elizabeth’s Church car park
6.35pm-6.55pm
Sandowne, Tattersall, The Oaks, Beechers, Paddock, Croft, Woodham, Sunningdale, Low Green
6.55pm – 7.45pm
Spinney, High Green, The Grange 1 – 4, Bridle, Woodham Gate
7.45pm-8.00pm
Acle Burn, Acle Meadows, Burnhill, St Andrews, Ryder
ROUTE SIX
3.45pm-4.20pm
Hallington, Tindale, Derwent, Angram, Scholars, Broomlee, Stocks, Waskerley, Fewston, Greenwood, Blackton
4.20pm-5.15pm
Meadowfield, Ladybower, Greenlee, Stainmore, Winterburn, Grassholme, Burnhope, Stainmore, Hareson, Cestria
5.15pm-5.45pm
Lisle, Lockyer, Hoode, Cheviot, Pennine
5.45pm-6.20pm
Bluebell, Coverdale, Bluebell Meadows, Wolvestone, Alverton, Hamsterley, Barton, Paxton
6.20pm-6.55pm
Lancelot, Temple, Gamul, Raddive, Spooner, Thwaites, Eade
6.55pm-8.00pm
Malham, Reeth, Rylstone, Askrigg, Skipton, Arncliffe, Aysgarth, Hawes, Pateley, Stainforth, Keld, Marrick
ROUTE SEVEN
3.45pm-4.35pm
Foxglove, Ropemoor, Forster, Patenson, Youens, Wakenham, Haselwood, Blackiston, Carwardine, Karles, Bloomesley
4.35pm-5.15pm
Agnew, Kings, Ida, Osbert, Guthrum, Osric, Aldfrid
5.15pm-5.30pm
Wellhouse, Morrison, Tanfield, Stargate, Ballarat
5.30pm-6.15pm
Kimblesworth, Fenhall, Hutton, Callerton, Deleval, Elemore, Phoenix, Brockwell
6.15pm-7.00pm
Heatherburn, Foxton, Herrington, Hardwick, Butterwick, Rushyford, Layton, Woodham
7.00pm-8.00pm
Scott, Bakewell, Booth, Bates, Sid Chaplin Drive, Fox, Brockett, Loraine, Thornton, Sampson, Merlin, Burnhill, Kestrel
Listen out for my bells, I may be a little late
