Santa’s sleigh in search for a new home in Grantham
A community group is looking for a new place to store their sleigh as Christmas approaches. The Grantham Lions previously stored Santa’s ride in a council depot under a temporary agreement, which came to an end. Conservatives have accused Reform of “evicting Santa”, but the administration says it hasn’t received a request to house the sleigh again. The vehicle, which tours the streets of Grantham raising funds, needs recommissioning and pre-run checks before its Christmas activities. The Grantham Lions are hoping to find a space several weeks before the two-week sleigh run begins in December. Lincolnshire County Council deputy leader Rob Gibson (Reform) said the Grantham Lions hadn’t been asked to find alternative arrangements for the sleigh. The previous Conservative administration gave permission to house the sleigh at the highways depot in Barrowby last year while works were carried out. The council says that the Grantham Lions then removed the sleigh in the summer as they had found new storage. Councillor Richard Davies (Con) said: “For the sake of a small amount of space in a highways depot, we risk losing a fundraising event that brings the community together.” The space would need to provide mains power, and fit the 12ft high, 20ft long and 6ft wide vehicle. It would then be removed after Christmas, unless the donor is willing to extend the agreement. Any business willing to donate the space should contact him on CllR.Davies@lincolnshire.gov.uk. Grantham Lions describes itself as “ordinary people who do extraordinary things to help others and support good causes”.
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