Updated 14/12/09
SANTA AT KSE 2009
The theme for the 2009 event was a 'Green Christmas' with many shop windows in the town having excellent displays constructed from re-cycled materials. Our event was held on Saturday 12th December (10am - 4pm) - as ever, much effort went into decorating the platform and building Santa's grotto. Many visitors arrived on the free bus service from Kirkby and Brough which was operated by Cumbria Classic Coaches - there were many smiling young faces which made all the effort worthwhile. A report which appeared in the 'Eden Valley Messenger' can be accessed from here.
The theme for the 2008 event was 'Carols' and many shops in the town designed their own window displays based around this theme as they had done in previous years. The event on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December ran from 10am - 4pm and was great success despite the cold weather. Photos are available in the 'Santa 2008' Gallery on Alan Usher's Kirkby Stephen East website.
Last year's event was very popular (our first attempt!) and was a joint effort at the East Station involving ourselves, 'Cumbria Classic Coaches' and the Kirkby Stephen Town Forum (please see the 'Santa' Gallery on Alan Usher's Kirkby Stephen East website and a review is available on the Kirkby Stephen Town website). Unlike last year's 'Santa' which was just held on the Saturday, this year it involved a full weekend. Hopefully, we plan to gradually expand the event over further weekends with the added attraction of passenger trains operating - hopefully in the not too distant future!
Below are some pictures from the 2008 event
Snow-person Sue in the shop and Santa with elf Jack in the groto on the Tebay platform
Ellie and Sue enjoying the music and 'Rabbit' the Cat dressed for the occasion
Wooden Thomas Range and educational games can be purchased from Early Learning Centre.
Spiderman, Power Rangers, Dora the Explorer and Bob the Builder Range can be purchased from Big Red Warehouse.
For a wide range of toys for children of all ages, why not try the world famous Hamleys store.
