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Gareth at 19:04, 21 September 2025

2025-09-21T19:04:02Z

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	# We present a trophy for the house with the best exterior Christmas lights, called the [[Residential Gardens Competition]].		# We present a trophy for the house with the best exterior Christmas lights, called the [[Residential Gardens Competition]].
	# We hold a thank you gathering for all our volunteers and anyone who has given us any kind of support, which usually takes place in early February.		# We hold a thank you gathering for all our volunteers and anyone who has given us any kind of support, which usually takes place in early February.
			# As of 2024 Santa and our sleigh have participated in Sittingbourne Carnival in August, with the theme of Santa being on holiday and wearing beach clothes along with his Santa hat and beard instead of his normal costume.
	# As of 2025 we are organising our first "Santa Run" in central Sittingbourne, planned for Saturday 13th Dec 2025.		# As of 2025 we are organising our first "Santa Run" in central Sittingbourne, planned for Saturday 13th Dec 2025.

Gareth at 18:58, 21 September 2025

2025-09-21T18:58:28Z

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	Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.		Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.

			This wiki is intended to collect information on how to organise our activities for our volunteers but we hope that it may also be useful to other volunteer groups across the country.

			===Main Activities===

	Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:		Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:
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	# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.		# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.
	# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.		# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.

			===Smaller Activities===

	We also run a few smaller activities:		We also run a few smaller activities:
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	Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.		Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.

	~~This wiki is intended to collect information on the organisation of all the activities, for the use of volunteers in this group but also other volunteer groups across the country.~~

	~~The author hopes that this might one day be of use for other voluntary groups throughout the UK who are planning to organise Christmas Lights and other public events.~~

	The main pages so far:		The main pages so far:

Gareth at 07:35, 20 September 2025

2025-09-20T07:35:58Z

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	* [[Switch On Day]]		* [[Switch On Day]]
	* [[Switch On Day Letter to Residents]]		* [[Switch On Day Letter to Residents]]
			* [[Lights Installation]]
	* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]		* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]
	* [[Sleigh Rounds]]		* [[Sleigh Rounds]]

Gareth at 07:23, 20 September 2025

2025-09-20T07:23:42Z

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	Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:		Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:

	# Installing and removing the Christmas Lights in Sittingbourne High Street		# Installing and removing the [[Lights Installation \| Christmas Lights]] in Sittingbourne High Street
	# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.		# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.
	# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.		# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.

Gareth: Minor updates.

2025-09-20T07:06:36Z

Minor updates.

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 # We present a trophy for the house with the best exterior Christmas lights, called the [[Residential Gardens Competition]].
 # We hold a thank you gathering for all our volunteers and anyone who has given us any kind of support, which usually takes place in early February.
 Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.
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 * [[Grants and Fundraising]]
 * [[Supporter Information]]

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-# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.
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Gareth at 15:39, 28 January 2025

2025-01-28T15:39:04Z

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	Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.		Welcome to the Sittingbourne Christmas Lights and Sleigh Rounds "knowledge base" wiki.

	Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for:		Our group of volunteers organises and fund-raises for three main activities:

	# ~~The~~ Christmas Lights in Sittingbourne High Street		# Installing and removing the Christmas Lights in Sittingbourne High Street
	# The Christmas Lights Switch On Day event with entertainments and associated festivities.		# The Christmas Lights [[Switch On Day]] event with entertainments and associated festivities.
	# The Father Christmas Sleigh Rounds which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.		# The Father Christmas [[Sleigh Rounds]] which visit residential parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding villages, bringing music and Christmas cheer to families.

			We also run a few smaller activities:

			# We present a trophy for the house with the best exterior Christmas lights, called the [[Residential Gardens Competition]].
			# We hold a thank you gathering for all our volunteers and anyone who has given us any kind of support, which usually takes place in early February.

	Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.		Our activities benefit all sorts of people and cover large parts of Sittingbourne and the surrounding area and villages.

Gareth at 15:03, 14 December 2024

2024-12-14T15:03:59Z

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	* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]		* [[Residential Gardens Competition]]
	* [[Sleigh Rounds]]		* [[Sleigh Rounds]]
			* [[Santa Sleigh]]
	* [[Collection Licence for Sleigh Rounds]]. Apply to Swale Borough Council for this.		* [[Collection Licence for Sleigh Rounds]]. Apply to Swale Borough Council for this.
	* [[Unmetered Supply Certificate]]. This is needed to apply for the [[Street Column Attachment Licence \| street column attachment licence]]. It is needed to pay an energy supplier for the unmetered electricity taken from street light columns. In south east England this can be obtained from the UMSO contact at UK Power Networks.		* [[Unmetered Supply Certificate]]. This is needed to apply for the [[Street Column Attachment Licence \| street column attachment licence]]. It is needed to pay an energy supplier for the unmetered electricity taken from street light columns. In south east England this can be obtained from the UMSO contact at UK Power Networks.