Santa will be taking time out from supervising his little helpers this December to help local people in greatest need, with the able assistance of Ongar Round Table and Ladies Circle.

Hopefully this won't affect his delivery times too much - there's lots of children and quite a few adults depending on him this year and those sacks seem to be getting heavier and heavier !

He's going to fly all the way from his North Pole home to Ongar to help Ongar Round Table collect money for a local good cause.  As always, Santa will have his reindeers with him and his sleigh will be wired for sound !   

If they're lucky, young children might catch a glimpse of Santa while he does his rounds and if they're really lucky he might call at their house and say hello - ho - ho ! 

We will try to start early so that the collection can be finished before it gets too late for young ones to see Santa  - and so that your evenings TV entertainment isn't drowned out by Santa's singing sleigh !

Here is Santa's Super Sleigh Schedule, so find your road and put the date in your diary.

Santa will also be putting in an appearance at Christmas Capers in Ongar High Street on the 4th December 2009, firstly in his grotto and then for a trip down the High Street to help turn on the lights - perhaps with an escapade at the fire station to add further excitement to an already eventful evening !

We are very grateful to the following local retailers who have helped rescue the sleigh collection scheme after Sainsbury's, who had provided great support in past years, were unable to redeem our Round Table Christmas vouchers;