Festive Highlights

December was an incredibly busy month with many highlights.  In Hucknall, the Rotary Club are the organisers on the largest Annual event that takes place in our community.  A lot of hard work with Rotarians giving large of their vocational skills and time to ensure that the Carnival (which incorporates the switching on of the Christmas Lights) is a huge success.  The  Carnival always takes place on the first Wednesday of December.  In the last three years, this day has also seen the launch of the Christmas Tree Festival (which runs from the first Wednesday to the following Saturday) and is proving to be a very popular attraction.

The winning tree from Herbert Buzzard Court
 

With the exception of Tuesday evenings, Santa’s Sleigh tours the streets of Hucknall bringing great festive cheer along the way every night in December.  On Friday mornings, all day Saturday and Sunday, The Sleigh stood at prominent positions in the town.  Even the rain didn’t deter Santa and his helpers!

The Rotary Club still held their regular weekly meetings on Tuesdays evening.  One night was our Christmas Dinner Party at Oakmere Park Golf Club where we were richly entertained by a suberb Magician, Paul Grundle.

The last meeting of the year saw the club enjoying a turkey dinner at our regular meeting venue, The Horse & Groom.  After the meal, a party of Rotarians then went to Annesley Lodge residential home and saw Christmas Carols to the staff and residents,