Saturday, 15 December 2012

Christmas is a Coming -

 Santa comes to Grantham Town - with the Grantham Firemen raising money for Charity

A walk into Town today with the camera to see whats happening and we 1st found Santa and Granthams Firemen outside Morrisons Centre collecting money for charity.
Santa gave me a wave as I took his photo. I dropped money into the firemens bucket and also took their photo.



I heard that Grantham was having a Ferris Wheel coming to Town on St Peters Hill,  WOW I thought, Ferris Wheel, Like Nottingham eh!! - well I must admit, when I saw it, I felt real deflated, it seemed a little small, like a fairground Big Wheel.

Later talking to someone running  one of the stalls, I found out that it was one of the original Ferris wheel from the early years and it was bought as a wreck and rebuilt by the new owner, so this Ferris Wheel has quite a lot of History behind it.

There were also a few stalls there to - Hook a Duck and Hairy Mary or Aunt Sally( similar to the coconut shy)
So, if you wish to see these stalls and wheel - they are here until Boxing Day.


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11 comments:

  1. CarlettaSunday, December 16, 2012

    Hope you relayed to Santa what your Christmas wish was. :)
    Your fireman looked quite jolly on this day.
    I love a ferris wheel! This one is like the ones I remember growing up. I liked being up high but when it rocked it was scary!

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  2. AdamSunday, December 16, 2012

    that's one cool santa

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  3. LindaSunday, December 16, 2012

    How nice! I love these photos! Great post!

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  4. SandyCarlsonMonday, December 17, 2012

    That Ferris wheel looks like fun. AND it's an antique! Your Santa looks like a great dude.

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  5. GattinaMonday, December 17, 2012

    Father Chrismas in all sizes, lol !

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  6. Craver ViiMonday, December 17, 2012

    Believe it or not, I prefer the smaller ferris wheels. There must be a longer wait for the giant ones. Plus, if it got stuck up there, I stand a reasonable chance of climbing down.

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  7. GeorgeMonday, December 17, 2012

    I think that Ferris Wheel looks pretty neat. I guess you've been to London so often that you've gotten spoiled. That's a great picture of Santa.

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  8. AnonymousTuesday, December 18, 2012

    That is a very fun Santa! Nice set of shots.

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  9. RickTuesday, December 18, 2012

    Santa looks like he's flying high (something in that milk ? ;>)

    Wonderful ferris wheel (like the way I remember them).

    Great header, Stewart !

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  10. DeniseinVATuesday, December 18, 2012

    Brilliant photos Stewart. I admire all firefighters everywhere. Not only do they take care of us but they also collect for charity. I often see them on street corners here with their boots ready to collect any spare cash.

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  11. Rune EideTuesday, December 18, 2012

    I bet you had a lot of fun! Christmas is very obviously here :-)

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