Go North East Santa Bus

Friday 20 December, 19:45

The Go North East open-top Santa Bus is back for the fifth year running. Santa and the elves will be spreading festive cheer and raising vital funds for Children's Cancer North, a charity dedicated to supporting young cancer patients and their families.

The bus will be decked out with a glittering display of Christmas lights, and will be travelling through North and South Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, Sunderland, and County Durham over ten magical evenings! The route includes:

December 18 (The Santa’s Grotto Route)
- West Auckland Club: 16:30
- Tindale Crescent Retail Park: 16:37
- Cockton Hill Club: 16:46
- Bishop Auckland Market Place: 16:52
- Middlestone Moor Post Office: 17:25
- Spennymoor Precinct: 17:33
- Tudhoe Post Office: 17:42
- Cock o’ the North-A167: 17:57
- Stonebridge Inn: 18:06
- Brandon Turning Circle: 18:14
- Browney Lane End-Social Club: 18:25
- Langley Moor High Street Shops: 18:29
- Neville’s Cross Bank Foot: 18:34
- Durham Bus Station: 18:40
- University Hospital of North Durham: 18:49
- Pity Me Front Street: 18:57
- Plawsworth Red Lion: 19:05
- Waldridge Park Estate: 19:16
- The Avenue – Sixth Avenue: 19:24
- Chester-le-Street Coral’s: 19:33
- North Lodge Estate: 19:50
December 19 (The Whoville Way Route)
- Plawsworth Red Lion: 16:30
- Sacriston Crossroads: 16:37
- Langley Park Club: 16:47
- Langley Park Stringer Terrace: 16:52
- Kaysburn: 17:04
- Lanchester Village Green: 17:19
- Delves Lane / Greenways: 17:40
- Delves Lane–Lidl: 17:45
- Pemberton Avenue–Schools: 17:54
- Castleside Industrial Estate: 18:02
- Castleside Church: 18:06
- Post Office: 18:09
- Highridge: 18:21
- Blackhill St Andrew’s Church: 18:27
- Shotley Bridge Hospital: 18:30
- Shotley Bridge RC Church: 18:36
- Glebe Farm: 18:47
- Leadgate Co-op: 18:56
- Consett Bus Station: 19:02
- Leadgate The Wheatsheaf: 19:20
- Maiden Law Crossroads: 19:36
- Whiteside Farm: 19:50
December 20 (The North Pole Route)
- Newfield Edward Terrace: 16:30
- Grange Villa Stone Row: 16:36
- Beamish Mary Inn: 16:47
- Stanley Bus Station: 16:57
- South Moor RC School: 17:13
- Rydal Avenue: 17:31
- Annfield Plain Tesco: 17:42
- Flint Hill St Patrick’s Church: 17:52
- Tantobie Road Ends: 18:03
- Burnopfield Co-op: 18:14
- Lobley Hill Road–Schoolhouse Lane: 18:26
- Sunniside Front Street: 18:32
- Sunniside Social Club: 18:41
- Lobley Hill Bank Top Library: 18:53
- Lamesley Church: 19:09
- Kibblesworth Square: 19:17
- Ouston Red Lion: 19:45
- Pelton Schools: 19:50

Remember to take some change - fold it up small and put it in the Children's Cancer North collection bucket. You can track Santa on Go North East's app, and you can see the full list of planned stops and exact timings on the Frisk List.

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