Children and parents in Folly Hill got a glimpse of a special guest from the North Pole as he arrived in town on his sleigh.<br />The Herald joined Santa’s Sleigh and the Farnham Round Table volunteers to spread joy and collect donations for the Farnham Food Bank.<br />Volunteers got into the Christmas spirit after finishing their day jobs as they waved, danced and wished everyone a Merry Christmas as generous donations were received in their buckets. <br />Children in Folly Hill lined the streets and peeked out of their bedroom windows to get a glimpse and a wave from Santa.<br />In just one evening on Wednesday, December 12 they raised £666.73 including £6.77 from online donations but they also received a few interesting items in their buckets.<br />Various currencies were donated including Euros, US cents, Portuguese Escudo, a 1966 sixpence, Isle of Man pounds and Scottish pounds.<br />All donations but one will be donated to the Farnham food bank as one child handed the Round Table a Christmas letter which the group passed directly to Santa.<br />Santa’s Sleigh will take six routes around Farnham this year raising £600-£800 per route for the Farnham Food Bank.<br />To find out where Santa will be next head to https://tinyurl.com/mrc6mtuj<br />The Farnham Round Table wants to spread the joy throughout Farnham with more routes next year but needs your help to do it.<br />Volunteer Daniel Gee said “Think we should do more routes? We’d love to - but need more volunteers! Come along to one of our socials, have a few beers and a laugh, and see if the round table is for you!”
