A familiar face made a splash as he arrived today – Santa opened his grotto at Dobbies Shinfield.
The man in the big red suit was joined by a host of familiar faces including Spider-man, Cinderella and Elsa on a vintage bus tour through the area around the garden centre. His extra special guests were five-year-old twins Lucy and Isla who had won a contest to accompany him as he launched his festive spell.
A large crowd turned out to watch Santa’s special bus – organised by the Berkshire Big Red Bus Company – pull in to the garden centre’s car park.
Keeping them entertained before he cut the ribbon to the grotto was Dobbie, the 10th reindeer, the Heart Angels and Bigfoot the Clown.
Once Santa had declared his custom made grotto open, good boys and girls were invited to come in and share their festive wish lists with him.
The grotto was made by Dobbies staff over the past three weeks.
During the day, volunteers from the Teenage Cancer Trust were on hand to take donations.
Forget Santa, here’s a ladies’ night
The centre is organising a special ladies evening on Thursday, December 1, again to raise funds for the charity.
During the evening there will be live music, entertainment, beauty treatments, special offers and more. Guests will also receive an exclusive discount voucher.
