The eagerly awaited brand new Santa sleigh is about to fly into Shrewsbury for the forthcoming festivities.
The final touches are being applied to the new ski sleigh by members of our Rotary Club who begin their Christmas fundraising programme this week. Rotarian David Morris, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club’s president, confirmed today that the new sleigh flew ‘very gracefully’ from Santa’s workshop just outside Church Stretton to the paint booth in the heart of Shrewsbury.
“It is evident that the sleigh’s designer has made every effort to ensure that the aluminium spaceframe has been attached to the base chassis so carefully, that the weight distribution is almost perfect,” he said today. “The sleigh glides down Shropshire’s highways like an elegant swan. Santa can certainly expect a ride around Shrewsbury’s streets in a sleigh which is as comfortable as a Rolls Royce. Luxury upholstery and a ‘state of the art’ lighting system will be installed next. Santa’s never had it so good!”
Adding ‘watch this space,’ David said unfortunately there will be a slight delay to the sleigh’s appearance and therefore a last-minute change to the Rotary club’s Christmas programme. The rota will now start on Wednesday December 4 at Sainsburys.
There is no sleigh rota on Monday December 2 at Asda nor, unfortunately, the Monkmoor community run on Tuesday December 3 for which the club apologises to enthusiastic followers.
