Santa to tour Chichester: 2020 dates revealed for annual Lions Christmas float

Santa has accepted Lions president Linda Squires invitation to carry on the tradition and will be visiting the following areas:

• December 7 – Chichester West: Start Bishop Luffa Close, Oliver Whitby Road, John Arundel Road, Newlands Lane, Oak Avenue, Cedar Drive, Beech Avenue, Parklands Road, Hawthorne Crescent, Parklands Road, Walnut Avenue, Sherbourne Road.

• December 9 – East Broyle: Start Little Breach, Norwich Road, Carlisle Gardens, Worcester Road, Gloucester Way, Lincoln Green, Rochester Close, Durham Gardens, Hereford Close, Guildford Place, Salisbury Way, Bristol Gardens, Exeter Road, Wells Crescent, Norwich Road, Winchester Drive.

• December 11 – Stockbridge: Start at The Meadows, Stockbridge Gardens, Gordon Avenue, Marden Avenue, Graydon Avenue, Stockbridge Gardens, Grosvenor Road, Waterside Drive, Bywater Way, Waterside Drive, Grosvenor Road, Belgrave Crescent, Southfields Close, Millpond Crescent, Ferry Drive.

• December 14 – Langdale: Start Langdale Avenue, Willowbed Drive, Willowbed Avenue, Kingsham Ave, Eastland Road, Hay Road, Exton Road, Cherry Orchard Road, Bramber Close, Kingsham Avenue, Herald Drive, Phoenix Close, Martlet Close, Grove Road, Whyke Lane (S) Cleveland Road, Lyndhurst Road, Caledonian Road, Whyke Lane (N) Cambrai Road, Ormonde Ave, Quest Close, Winden Avenue, York Road, Bognor Road, Whyke Road.

• December 15 – Winterbourne: Start Lloyd Road, Summersdale Road, Winterbourne Road, Croft Mead, Maplehurst Road, Ferndale Road, Summersdale Road, The Broadway, Highland Road, The Drive, Stanton Drive, Harberton Crescent, The Drive.

• December 16 – Arundel Park: Start Windsor Road, Sandringham Road, Chatsworth Road, Caernarvon Road, Osborne Crescent, Kensington Road, Charles Avenue, Henry Close, William Road, Charles Avenue, Leatherbottle Lane, Victoria Road, St James’s Road, St James’s Square.

• December 18 – Graylingwell: Start Baxendale Drive (S), Bostock Road, Graylingwell Drive, Palmers Field Road, Kidd Road, Mansergh Road, Carse Road, Peacock Close, Barnfield Drive, Bradshaw Road, Swanfield Drive, Melbourne Road, Litten Terrace, Jubilee Road.

Routes start at 6pm – see the Lions website for more information www.chilions.org.uk

Door-to-door collections will not take place this year, but donations can be made online at cafdonate.cafonline.org/3633 or at Santander in North Street.

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