Four Days to the Big Switch On

Only four days to Thursday Thursday sees the night when the ADAS Christmas lights will be switched on by the Rushton Family . Graham and Angela Allinson, owners of the tree plantation, will also be present on the night.

All the 50 small trees will also be lit.

Children of St James School will process into the village from the school to the tree, and then go to meet Santa as he arrives aboard the Audlem Lass Canal Taxi. There they will set afloat lit candles on the canal. After that they go back to the centre of the village with Santa who will then be ensconced in the grotto in William’s Newsagents shop

All the shops will be open late , with many treats for those coming along  on the night.

There will be a special "Golden Post Box" inside the Post Office for posting Santa letters (special red envelopes will be available from Audlem school / Williams'; and the Post Office – proceeds to FASA). As Christmas is about giving as well as receiving,on the evening there will also be a Salvation Army food collection (dry & tinned food only please) at Hoc's Fat Pigeon,

#Switch On Event Programme
5.45pm – Audlem School pupils assemble at Audlem School (Main Hall) for the Santa Parade.

6.10pm – All other children wishing to join the parade- assemble Highfield Avenue school gate

6.15pm – Santa Parade leaves Audlem School via Highfield Avenue

6.25pm – Santa Parade arrives Audlem Square

6.30pm – The "Big Switch On" – by VIP guests the Rushton family (this year's tree sponsors) and accompanied by the Allison family (the tree suppliers).

7.05pm – Santa arrives by boat at Audlem Wharf 

7.15pm – Santa leaves Audlem Wharf to take residence in his grotto in Williams Newsagents 

FROM 6.00pm Onwards – Village Late night Shopping – please support your local traders !

The FASA tombola – under the Buttermarket

FROM 6.35pm Onwards – Light your special 'wish' or 'memory' candle on Audlem Wharf (Shroppie Fly) – each candle costs £1 with proceeds to support the RNLI. The target is to light up the canalside with 350 candles!

Post your Santa letters in The Golden Post Box inside Audlem Post Office – proceeds to support FASA

Hoc's Fat Pigeon drop off point for Salvation Army grocery hampers (tins and dry food only please!)

FROM 7.30pm Onwards – Visit Santa in his grotto in Williams Newsagents 

FROM 9.30pm Onwards – In the Lord Combermere we have the very, very special  Rainband playing – along with a potential appearance from Rowetta from X Factor. This is a warm up gig for the Rainband before they play on the pitch at the Man City v Norwich game on the 3rd Dec – and a gig in Manchester where they have already sold 700 tickets at the Ritz.

It is a really big deal for this band to be here in Audlem – arranged by our own "Simon Cowell" ( Reuben Palin) – and a band that is well on the up in the world of music.

Programme supported by

Audlem Traders

Audlem School

Audlem District Amenities Society

Audlem Lass

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