SANTA will appear in Market Place, Sidmouth, during the early part of late night shopping next Friday, December 3.

The Lions Club of Sidmouth will then, from Monday, December 6, to Wednesday, December 22, accompany Santa and his sleigh around Sidmouth and Newton Poppleford, between 5pm and 8pm, collecting for charity.

Father Christmas will also visit Sidmouth Garden Centre at weekends, from next Saturday, December 4, and be at Waitrose, Stowford Rise, from December 15-17, to collect money for Lions’ community service and charity activities.

lFor a comprehensive list of the routes Father Christmas will take this year around the town and outlying areas, turn to page 36 of your free Christmas Supplement 2010, found inside this week’s Sidmouth Herald.