Monday 8th December: The sleigh has its first outing at late night shopping in Oakham and we have three guests helping Charles. A new Santa, Bob Wallace, Adrian Rawlings and Anna Constable. I take some photos and then have a stroll. I bump into Laurence Howard and ask if he has received my communication. He says he has but has been very busy, and I guess he doesn't like to commit too early, anyway he has to acknowledge now!

Nigel plays the child catcher and parades around with our sandwich boards.