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The Humberston Christmas Happening took place on Friday 11th December 2009. Santa toured the streets of Humberston on his illuminated, musical sleigh, much to the delight of hundreds of children (and parents and grandparents) who came out to meet him and greet him.

Everyone gave him a wave, many handed Santa letters to him and the whole event provided a taste of traditional festive atmosphere.

After a six mile walk through the village, Santa and his helpers were warmley welcomed in the local hosterries. The Country Club, The Pear Tree, Lucarly's, The Grosvenor, The Coach House, The Countryman and The Trawlerman were all visted during a memorable evening, made all the better by the kind weather - again.

The Humberston Happening Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking everyone who supported the event so enthusiastically and genrtously. The street collection raised seven hundred and eighty pounds.; a creditable result in view of the current economic gloom. The money raised has been divided between the Humberston Park Special School Hydrotherapy Pool Appeal (to help with the maintenance and running costs of this excellent and much needed facility) and the Caistor Lions Organisation who so kindly provided the excellent sleigh. Santa recieved, and replied to over one hundred letters and emails.

The Humberston Christmas Happening Santa Sleigh Ride is a true charity event. The Humberston Happening Committee provides the "give-aways" from it's own funds and makes no deduction of any kind for expenses. You can be certain that every penny donated goes directly to the nominated charities. To add to the good news, we can reveal that, as in previous years, the Caistor Lions have once again generously donated their share of the collection to the Hydrotherapy Pool Apeal.

The Humberston Happening Committee wishes to record their grateful thanks to all those who have worked so hard to make this enjoyable event possible by delivering leaflets beforehand and walking with the sleigh on the night. This year, as before our members were joined by many others who so kindly came along, joined in the spirit and helped. The 2010 Santa Sleigh ride will take place on Friday 10th December.

Before then the Lincolnshire Hospitals Bans will be returning for another rousing Last Night of the Proms Concert at Lucarly's on Saturday 16th Otober 2010. Tickets are on sale from June onwards and, as last year's event was a sell out success, demand is likely to be high. If you have any queries about this, or any other Humberston Happening event, please feel free to call Enid on 814147 or Trevor or Marian on 812543

For four consecutive years, Santa has found space in his tight schedule to fit in a special visit to the fortunate children of Humberston. On a Friday evening in early December, from six o’clock until nine-thirty, he travels on his illuminated, musical sleigh through the streets of the village. Starting at The Trawlerman in North Sea Lane, he wends his way along a circular seven mile tour which takes in almost every road within the old parochial boundary.

Every house in Humberston receives a hand-delivered leaflet giving details of the actual times of the route which takes in the Whitehall Estate, the Country Park, Primrose Way, Greenfinch Drive, Rosemary Way and the Lakes Estate, the Saints estate, Glebe Road, Lime Grove, Tetney Road and Church Avenue, and the Midfield Road, Fieldhouse Road, Lidgard Road, Sinderson Road and Carrington Drive areas.

Special visits are made to The Pear Tree, Lucarlys, The Grosvenor, The Countryman, The Coach House, The Humberston Country Club and The Trawlerman.

Santa is accompanied by his many festively-dressed helpers, who walk along with the sleigh handing out seasonal “goodies””. The helpers happily accept letters on behalf of Santa. These are handed to him at the end of the journey and Santa always promises to reply to them all. For the very first time in 2006, Santa also agreed to answer e-mail letters and many children have now been pleased to embrace this new, modern method of communicating with him.

The residents of Humberston always reward Santa by their enthusiastic support for this very lively and colourful function; coming out and giving him a wave as he passes by.

A street collection is made, the proceeds of which are shared between the Humberston Park Special School Hydrotherapy Pool Appeal and the Caistor Lions Organisation. Every penny donated goes to the nominated charities; no deduction of any kind is made for expenses.

The Humberston Park Special School realised their dream by raising sufficient money to build their superb Hydrotherapy Pool. It was completed in the summer of 2006, was officially opened by the Countess of Wessex, and has been in use by the students since the school term beginning in September 2006. They now require on-going funds to maintain and run this fantastic facility. The school does a wonderful job caring for these special children aged between two and a half years and nineteen with problems ranging from moderate to profound disabilities. Some are confined to bed or wheelchair for almost twenty-four hours a day and all desperately need the kind of help and relief the Hydrotherapy Pool gives them. The HHC is pleased to support such a deserving cause.

The HHC also organises a series of small events, such as coach trips and theatre outings, to finance the cost of each year’s Christmas occasion. More, and different, events are planned in the future. Humberston Happenings may vary and change, but ideals which prompted the group’s formation, still drive it onwards today.

Who could have guessed way back in 1995 how it would grow and evolve. There has been lots of hard work along the way, but there has also been tremendous pleasure and plenty of laughs. Who can forget the costumed character at one Summer Happening who, just like Hi-De-Hi’s Partridge, really didn’t like children much at all ? Or the ungainly efforts of Thorpe Park’s brilliant Bradley Bear trying to pick out single raffle tickets with his big furry paws

The HHC has derived great satisfaction from seeing goals achieved, and also endured so much frustration about what might have been possible if unnecessary obstacles had not been placed in the path of progress. However, through the good times and the bad, the HHC has at all times remained intact, in touch and imbued with enthusiam about continuing to work for the good of the Humberston community.

Chairing the current HHC is Enid Gray who, along with Vice-Chairman and Acting Treasurer Trevor Grayson and Committee members Jane Gray, John and Dorothy Winn and Terry Watson has been with the group from day one. These have since been joined by Secretary Pauline Miller MBE, Lawrence Catlyn, Margaret Peart and Sue Robinson. Others would be warmly welcomed either as Committee members of just active helpers, as an influx of new blood is absolutely essential if the ability to put on ‘big’ events such as the Summer Happenings are ever to be revived. Anyone interested should contact any member of the Committee.