Timetable and route published for first stage of Santa's sleigh tour of Inverness in new illuminated vehicle thanks to Inverness Culloden Rotary Club
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Santa will begin his pre-Christmas tour of the streets of Inverness in a new illuminated sleigh next week.
The timetable and route for the first leg of his three-week visit has now been published and will take in Balloch, Culloden, Smithton and Woodside.
It is being made possible thanks to the help of Inverness Culloden Rotary Club which brought festive cheer to youngsters last year during a series of socially-distanced Santa Sleigh runs in city neighbourhoods using a sleigh borrowed from Dingwall Rotary Club.
This year, Culloden club members decided to build him a new vehicle complete with lights and sound system which will tour many parts of the city and also put in appearances after pantomime shows at Eden Court Theatre and city supermarkets.
As well as bringing festive cheer to youngsters, Santa will be accompanied by his elves with buckets to collect donations for good causes.
Thursday December 2 - Balloch route:
5pm – Wellside Gardens/Wellside Avenue; 5.20pm – Wellside Road/Place junction; 5.40pm – Balloch Shop; 5.45pm – Braeside Park/ Meadow Road; 6.15pm/6.20pm – Edgemoor Park/Macleod Road; 6.30pm – Torris Road(end of);
6.40pm Underwood Place(end of); 6.50pm Culloden Road/Cherry Park.
Friday December 3rd – Culloden West and Smithton:
5.05pm – Appin Drive; 5.15pm – Sullivan Street; 5.20pm – Smithton Hotel; 5.30pm – Cranmore Drive; 5.45pm – Rowan Court; 6pm – Kenneth Place; 6.10pm – Front Smithton School gate; 6.20pm – rear Smithton School Gate; 6.35pm – Murray Road/Smithton Free Church; 6.55pm – Forestry office.
Sunday December 5 – Culloden route:
5pm – Moraypark Avenue; 5.20pm – Moraypark Terrace: 5.25pm – Moraypark Wynd; 5.35pm – Moraypark Gardens/Lane; 5.40pm – Moraypark Crescent/Place; 5.45pm – Oakdene/Ferntower; 5.50pm – Redburn Avenue/Dovecott Place; 6pm – Lochlann Road/Terrace; 6.05pm – Galloway Drive/Stewart Court; 6.20pm – Walker Crescent; 6.30pm – Aspen Place; 6.45pm – Duncan Forbes School gate; 7.05pm – Hazel Avenue turning point; 7.10pm – Hazel Avenue post box.
Monday December 6 – Woodside route:
5pm –Woodside Farm Road; 5.15pm – Westfield Avenue/Gean Place; 5.25pm – Woodside Brae/Farm Drive; 5.30pm – Burn Brae T-junction; 5.40pm – Burn Brae/Crescent; 5.50pm Burn BraeAvenue/play park; 5.55pm – Towerhill Gardens/Place; 6pm – Towerhill Avenue; 6.10pm – Towerhill Crescent; 6.20pm – Myrtlefield Park; 6.30pm – Woodlands Avenue/Way.
All times are approximate and could be amended or cancelled at short notice due to reasons such as adverse weather.
Check on Inverness Culloden Rotary Club's Facebook page, or download Sleigh Tracker App for up-to-date information.
Santa to tour city streets in new illuminated vehicle
