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In pictures: Cottam residents take to the streets for annual charity Santa Parade

Posted on - 24th December, 2021 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Charities, Christmas, Cottam, Ingol, People, Preston News, Proud Preston, What's On in Preston
Cottam’s Santa Parade

Cottam’s annual Santa Parade delighted residents as they gathered on the streets to soak up the festive spirit.

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On Sunday 19 December, Santa and his helpers set off from Hayfield Park at 5pm down Hoyles Lane and along Cottam Way before heading to the Tippings’ Christmas lights.

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The parade proceeded to Cottam Community Hall and had a final stop at the Ancient Oak at around 7pm.

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Santa’s helpers

For the 10th consecutive year, the Tipping family’s Valentines Meadow home in Cottam has been a beacon of light throughout the festive period.

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Cottam’s Santa Parade

The lights will stay lit with thousands of fairy lights and sparkling displays until the 12th Night (Wednesday 5 January) to raise funds for four local charities.

The charities are Rosemere Cancer Foundation, Derian House Children’s Hospice, Headway Central Lancashire and the Jordan Grant 18 Memorial Fund (CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young).

Over the last decade, visitors to the lights – which take dad Mark, mum Nicola and sons Sam, Joe, and Isaac weeks to organise – have donated £107,596.15 alongside online supporters.

Cottam’s Santa Parade

The parade is organised by the Tippings and Cottam Community Association, which was responsible for last year’s Let’s Make Cottam Sparkle campaign.

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The final total raised by the Tippings’ lights will be announced when the lights are switched off.

You can view more photos below:

To donate online, visit – https://www.justgiving.com/team/TippingsCharityChristmasLights2021



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