The Pleasaunce Christmas Party was another success last month – with more than 250 children seeing Father Christmas during a two and half hour period! There was no charge, so families could come along and be entertained to a free afternoon of Christmas Cheer.
Meanwhile, their parents took a look around the Christmas Market and enjoyed refreshments at the Friends of the Pleasaunce bar. Mulled wine, mince pies or hot chocolate all on offer.
There were other things to amuse the children such a making decorations or finding a present among the nearly new toys.
Santa also kept up his tradition of surprising us by leaving the sleigh at home and arriving in alternative forms of transport – this year in a police van with a mounted police escort. The children loved the horses who waited patiently while photographs were taken and stayed all afternoon.
As always it was a great combined effort by the Friends of the Pleasaunce and The Bridge volunteers. This year we were able to make use of the Bridge for Santa’s Grotto for the first time, so Father Christmas didn’t need his long johns and the children kept warm and cosy.
Halstow Community Choir lead the Carol Singing and a local Jazz band entertained us.
Friends of East Greenwich Pleasaunce 