As the northern elves begin to put together the sacks for Santa, Oswestry Cambrian Rotary Club has announced its first week's route for the annual sleigh ride.

The Santa Sleigh will be travelling from Sunday, December 1 around Oswestry and surrounding areas raising money for its charity work, from 7pm each day.

The details are now available on the @OswestrySantaSleigh Facebook page and club member Mike Lade called on residents to throw their support behind the sleigh once more.

"You will hear him coming with the sound of the music from the sleigh so please bring your children out to see Santa," he said.

"Take your photos and Santa loves the letters and drawings from the children. We will have elves carrying out door-to-door bucket collections so please give generously so we can support the different clubs and organisations in the town and villages as well as other Rotary-supported projects.

"We will have our tracker on the sleigh so you should be able to see where Santa is (subject to phone signal).

"Details of how to link to the sleigh and what area we will be in will be available each night on our Oswestry Santa Sleigh Facebook page but all is subject to the weather, so I hope you understand. We will release the next route in the first week of December in the same location.

"Santa’s first appearance is at the Oswestry Lights Switch-on on Thursday, November 21 at Bailey Head and he will of course, be in the Christmas Parade on December 7."

If you want to know more about Oswestry Cambrian Rotary, they meet informally at The Wynnstay Hotel, Church Street, Oswestry on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm, for an 8pm meeting.

Contact Mike Lade on 01691 650854, email info@oswestrycambrianrc.co.uk or head to www.oswestrycambrianrc.co.uk

The route is:

Sunday, December 1:

Oswestry South West

Starting at main car park exit then :-

Roft Street, Stewart Road, Ferrers Road, Park Street, Victoria Fields, Queens Road, Victoria Road, Victoria Street, Croeswyllan Crescent, Morda Road, Morda Close, Glentworth Avenue, Cottams Meadow and St Annes Drive.

Monday, December 2:

St Martins

Starting at Rhyn Park School, Church Lane, Hollands Drive, Garden Village, Overton Road, School Lane, Coopers Lane, Baytree Close, Green Lane, Cherry Tree Drive, Greenfields, Churchfield and Oak Drive.

Wednesday, December 4:

Oswestry South

Oak Drive, Hawthorne Grove, Lime Grove, The Green, Cherry Drive, Chestnut Avenue, Fir Grove, Laburnum Drive, Ardmillan Lane, Ardmillan Close, Brookhouse Road, Plas Ffynnon Way, Barnfield Close and Plas Newydd.

Thursday, December 5:

Oswestry South East

Cabin Lane, Prince Charles Road, Middleton Road, Mandir Close, Barber Close, Aston Way, Middleton Close, Smale Rise, Croxon Rise, Wilfred Owen Road, Llys Road, Maple Avenue, Hazel Grove, College Road and Judges Meadow