CHRISTMAS is coming to Wellington when Santa rides into town and the festive lights are illuminated on Saturday, November 28.

Wellington Majorettes will lead Santa on his sleigh, along with Carnival Royalty, before he settles down in his grotto at the Wellington Weekly News offices in High Street.

The majorettes will also perform, as will Wellington Pantomime Group, which will present songs from its upcoming show, The Wizard of Oz, as well as Christmas hits. St John’s School, accompanied by Beech Grove school choir, will perform a nativity play.

Mayor Janet Lloyd will switch on the lights with Wellington Prep School’s head boy and girl at about 6pm. There will be a ride for young people and free glowsticks for children.

The Fire Service will have a display highlighting its Christmas campaign and the Quaker Meeting House garden will be illuminated with candles in a Celebration of Light.

Langford Lakes has given a tree, as it has done for more than ten years, which will be put up in the town centre outside the old post office, and farmer Ken Coles is lending the town council a trailer as a stage.

Traders will keep shops open late at the free family event, which runs from 4pm to 7pm, to herald the start of Wellington’s Christmas Season.