Father Christmas and his sleigh will be travelling around Northfleet to collect donations for good causes.

The Northfleet with Ebbsfleet Rotary Club is joining forces with Lewis Solomon Funeral Service to raise money for Hive Hope foodbank and a school sensory garden.

Steve Gay and his son David, 26, who run the funeral service are both members of the Rotary club and as a result have been driving the festive sleigh around their area for as long as they can remember.

Along with Steve's second son, Dominic, 22, the trio, and many volunteers, will be continuing the yearly parade tomorrow, Thursday December 19 and Friday, December 20.

Thursday's route will start at the Cygnet Leisure centre at 6.30pm, then make its way to Painters Ash and to Landseer Avenue.

Then from Painters Ash Lane and moving on to Pepper Hill, Fleet Road, Viking Road, back on to Pepper Hill, Roman Road, Painters Ash Lane, Dene Holme Road, Tennyson Walk, Aspdin Road, Marconi Road, Deneholme Road, Chaucer Road, Masefield Road, Pick Wick Gardens, back on to Deneholme Road, Constable Road, Rembrandt Drive, Gainsborough Drive, Landseer Avenue and then finally arriving back at Cygnet Leisure centre at around 9pm.

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Friday's route will also begin at Cygnet Leisure centre at 6.30pm onto the corner of Mitchell Ave and Colyer Road, finishing back at Cygnet Leisure centre around 9pm.

The festivities will include Father Christmas, his decorated sleigh, and helpers knocking on doors, collecting donations and giving out sweets.

An associate of The Northfleet with Ebbsfleet Rotary Club, Susan Johncock said: "It's a fantastic experience, we love it.

"We do it every year, whatever the weather."

Rotary is a worldwide organisation of business and professional people that provides local and humanitarian services.

For more information go to either The Northfleet with Ebbsfleet Rotary Club Facebook page or the Lewis Solomon Funeral Service page.

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