Father Christmas Sleigh
Every evening during the run-up to Christmas we tour the streets of Shirley raising funds for worthwhile local causes as well as giving local children an early opportunity to see Santa. All weekday evenings commence at 6.30 p.m. except Fridays which start at 6.15 p.m. and finish around 8.30 p.m. Saturdays are from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm and Sundays 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. at local supermarkets.
Please see below for 2025 routes:-
Thursday 4th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Micklehill Close, Sidenhill Close, Moorhills Croft, Woodlands Lane, Hathaway Road, Shakespeare Drive, Regan Avenue, Catesby Road, Oberon Drive, and Antony Road.
Friday 5th December, start at 6.15 pm.
Navenby Close, Gedney Close, Peartree Crescent, Peartree Grove, Peartree Close, Myton Drive, Hargrave Road, and Mountford Road.
Monday 8th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Tanworth Lane, Maxstoke Croft, Dunstan Croft, Bearley Croft, Charlescote Croft, and Heath Drive.
Tuesday 9th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Berry Maud Lane, Crown Works Crescent, Hollywood Works Close, and Millisoms Road.
Wednesday 10th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Stratford Road, Madams Hill Road, Brownley Road, Harnall Close, Monkspath Close, Meadow Close, Arbury Hall Road, Swallows Meadow, and St George's Road.
Thursday 11th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Hazeloak Road, Hurdis Road, Middleton Road, and Velsheda Road.
Friday 12th December, start at 6.15 pm.
Cranmore Road, Shakespeare Road, Avon Road, Conway Road, Conway Close, Clinton Road, Clinton Grove, Cranmore Boulevard, and Northland Road
Sunday 14th December, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Asda, Parkgate.
Monday 15th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Stretton Road, Tackley Close, Withybrook Road, Lillington Road, Holllyhurst Grove, Woodloes Road, Wakelin Road, and Shotteswell Road.
Tuesday 16th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Amington Road, Langcombe Road, Mallaby Close, Binley Close, Dunton Hall Road, Bills Lane, Pathlow Crescent, and Tyberry Close
Thursday 18th December, start at 6.30 pm.
Lawnswood Avenue, Eastcote Close, Newnham Rise, Freasley Close, Bidford Close, Headley Rise, Barford Road, Blenheim Road, and Wixford Grove.
Friday 19th December, start at 6.15 pm.
Longmore Road, Fieldon Close, Union Road, Moreton Road, and Bramley Croft.
Saturday 20th December 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Tesco's, Monkspath.
Sunday 21st December 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Asda, Parkgate.
Monday 22nd December, start at 6.30 pm
Radborne Road, Stockley Crescent, Finmere Way, Ashwell Drive, Rushbury Close, Swinbrook Way, Ufton Close, and Ufton Crescent.
Tuesday 23rd December, start at 6.30 pm
Shirley Park Road, Halifax Road, Danbury Road, Grenville Road, Gilliver Road, and Chamberlain Crescent.
In the run up to Christmas 2024 Shirley Lions collected the magnificent sum of £6,884 from the sleigh collection and we would like to thank all the residents of Shirley and Solihull Lodge who contributed so generously. Our thanks also go to Renault Shirley, ASDA, Tesco's, SoLO, Shirley Sea Cadets, Age UK Solihull, Hazeloak School PTA, 219th Scouts, Explorer Scouts and St James School PTA without whose support we would not have been able to raise this magnificent sum.
All the music on the sleigh is supported by PRS for music who provided a licence for the event music.
Some pictures from previous sleigh runs are below.
Christmas Lights
Every Year Shirley Lions assist the Friends of Shirley Park with the official switch on of the Shirley Christmas Lights. The Christmas Lights adorn the Stratford Road through the shopping area of Shirley during the month of December and brighten up the dark December afternoons and evenings. Our part of the event is to provide Father Christmas on his sleigh who travels through the Parkgate Shopping Centre and down to the Stratford Road where Father Christmas hands out sweets to the local children.
