By Louis Chapman-Coombe
You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to Farnley and Wortley.
In the build-up to Christmas, Santa and his Elves are visiting the streets of Farnley and Wortley on Thursday, 15 and Friday, 16 December, as part of Farnley Community Centre’s Christmas celebrations.
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Here is Thursday’s Route Map and here is Friday’s.
Here is a list of where you can see them:
Thursday, 15 December route
| Route | Depart | Point |
| Start 462 Tong Road | 17:30 | Point 1 |
| Ring Road to Stonebridge Lane (Buzz Bingo), Silver Royd Hill onto Silver Royd Street & Ave. | ||
| Silver Royd Hill to Blue Hill Lane | 17:40 | |
| Blue Hill Grove, Blue Hill Crescent back onto Blue Hill Lane | 17:45 | |
| Cliffe Park Crescent (following Loop Around), Blue Hill Lane to Fawcett Lane onto Lower Wortley Road. | 17:55 | |
| Lower Wortley Rd, Fawcett Way, Wheel Wright Ave, Fawcett Drive, Granny Lane back to Lower Wortley Road. | 18:10 | |
| Kellett Ln, Ryedale Ave onto Whitehall Road, Bangor Terrace, Cow Close Road onto Branch Road. | 18:15 | Point 2 |
| Dunlop Ave around Poplar View leading back down Whitehall Rd onto Prince Edward Rd | 18:20 | |
| Kirkdale Grove, Crescent, Drive, Mount, View, Ave, Gardens | 18:30 | |
| Royds Lane turning in Honeyborne Rd. Back up Royds Lane | 18:40 | |
| Right on Whitehall Road, Dixon Lane, Kellett Crescent, Walkers Lane, Whitehall road through to Copley Hill. | 18:55 | |
| Oldfield Lane, Amberley Road, Amberley Street, Evelyn Place, Amberley Road. | 19:10 | Point 3 |
| Highfield Avenue, Stop at top of Highfield Close, Lynwood Crescent, Rise, Drargon Drive | 19:20 | |
| Dixon Lane, Kel lett Road, Lower Wortley Road, Greenhill Lane, Leyholme Drive & Crescent | 19:35 | Point 4 |
| Upper Wortley Rd, Loop Benson Gardens to Tong Road | 19:50 |
Friday 16 route
| Route | Depart | Point |
| Start 462 Tong Road | 17:30 | Start |
| Down Ring Road to Post Hill (Wickes) & Up Wood Lane | 17:35 | Point 1 |
| Greenmore Ave, Sandstone Dr, Greenmore Ave (Stopno1) | 17:40 | Point 2 |
| Up Wood Lane to Gamble Lane | ||
| Tong Drive around Tong Way back to Gamble Lane (Stop no2 Jnct Tong Gate, Fernlea Ct) | 17:55 | |
| Water Lane to Butt Lane (past Mc’Donalds) left ontoPudsey Road to Gamble Hill Drive | 18:05 | |
| Gamble Hill Drive, Queensthorpe Ave, Queensthorpe Rise,Queensthorpe Cl, Back onto Queenthorpe Ave, Gamble HillDrive to Henconner Lane | 18:20 | Point 2 |
| North Henconner Lane to Greenthopre Drive. GreenthorpeHill, Greenthorpe Rd, Walk & Mount. | 18:35 | Point 3 |
| Heights Drive, Whingate Rd, Albany Street (ALDI). Right onto Tong Road, Farrow Hill, Farrow Rd, Farrow Vale,Greenthorpe Rd to Pudsey Road. | 18:55 | |
| Tong Road to Ring Road to Butterbowl Drive, Bawn Ave | 19:05 | |
| Stonebridge Lane to Hall Lane. Stop near FarnleyCommunity Centre (Terminus). | 19:15 | |
| Whincover Drive, Bank, Rd, Close (back onto WhincoverDr & Rd). Cobden Road, Pinder Ave | 19:25 | |
| Cow Cls Road, Cobden Rd, Pinder St, CobdenTerrace leading onto Branch Road. | 19:30 | Point 4 |
| Branch Rd, Whitehall Road to Walsh Lane | 19:35 | |
| Castle Ings Garden, Castle Ings Dr (Stop off 2 mins) | 19:40 | |
| Low Moor Side, Wolley Ave, WhiteHall Rd, Lawns Lane,Low Moorside. Stop at New Farnley Community Centre | 19:50 | |
| Lawns Lane, Beechfield (Loop to Stephenson Drive), Turn in Lodge Hill Walk | 20:00 | Point 5 |
| Lawns Lane, Maple Dr, Chapel Ln, Cross Ln, Butterbowl Drive | 20:15 | |
| Bawn Ave to Stonebridge Grove. | 20:30 | Finish |
The event will also be livestreamed on the Farnley Community Centre Facebook page, with updates on the journey.
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