SANTA, along with the Melksham Transport User Group, has sadly decided to cancel his planned visit by train on Sunday 5th December.
Organisers say, “The “Santa Train” has run for many years and this will only be the third time it has not run in 25 years. However, the close mixing of a lot of young children, parents and grandparents that the trip involves, at a time of high Coronavirus cases, on a busy train seems unwise.
“And we don’t know what it will be like in five weeks – it’s better to cancel now and look forward to next year. Thank You to everyone who helped in the early planning of this event, including the TransWilts team who were set to open the cafe at the station specially that day.
“If you want to meet Santa, we understand he will be at the Assembly Hall (where there is a lot more space) on Saturday, 4th December, and various other places around the area too, in early December.
“Although Santa won’t be on the train this December, normal services continue to run right up to Christmas Eve – about every 2 hours to Chippenham and Swindon, and about every 2 hours to Trowbridge and Westbury – and without the thronging crowds that Santa attracts, the local trains will have plenty of safe space. Why not take the grandchildren for a trip?
“The Melksham Transport User Group meets at 19:30 on Wednesday 10th November – on Zoom (code will be on our Facebook page and website) and we’ll also be “In Real Life” at 48 Spa Road, SN12 7NY. No need to book on Zoom – in person, please let us know.
“P.S. Can you guess the year of the picture?”
