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CHRISTMAS TREE OF GOOD WILL

Every year as Christmas approaches the Rotary Club of Lewes helps Santa tour Lewes, Kingston and Ringmer, joined by Barbican Rotary Club and other friends of Rotary delighting young children and fundraising for local charities and individuals in need. This year collectors will be able to accept card as well as cash donations. 





The collections are carried out over twelve nights in December prior to the Christmas celebrations. Starting at 5.30 p.m. we cover a specific local area each night and rely on over 120 volunteer collectors over the 12 night period. We aim to cover the whole of Lewes, Ringmer and Kingston. Although this is a Christmas event, planning starts much earlier in the year. We collect, on average, over £5,000 per year. This is used mainly to supply (with the approval of ESCC Children Services), food vouchers for some of the less fortunate local families. The remainder of the money collected is apportioned to other local charities and good causes throughout the year.

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Christmas Collection
DECEMBER 2025 COLLECTION DATES
 

This year in December Santa will ride past on his sleigh pulled by reindeer to all the following places:



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Dates to be announced... watch this space!

 
Don’t forget to make a note in your diary so that you don’t miss him! Santa starts each journey around 5.30pm and finishes between 8pm and 9pm
 
PLEASE NOTE
1. The route takes just over 2 hours to complete, but we cannot guarantee what time we will be in certain roads, as this is dependent on a number of factors. We do not have live tracking.
2. Sometimes circumstances beyond our control mean we have to change the route (or cancel it altogether). We apologise for any disappointment should this happen.
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