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Santa arrives by fire engine in High Wycombe after air trip cancelled

7:35pm Saturday 20th November 2010 in News By Lawrence Dunhill

Santa arrives by fire engine after air trip cancelled Santa arrives by fire engine after air trip cancelled

FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue this morning after Santa's air ambulance arrival in High Wycombe was cancelled at the last minute.

The Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance was called out to an emergency just before the big entrance at 10.45am.

But Santa Claus was able to make a swift transfer to a High Wycombe fire engine and delighted the crowd when he pulled into the Chiltern Shopping Centre on Frogmoor just before 11am.

Bill Pollard, the Chilterns Centre manager, said: “The fire service have come to the rescue. It's a good turn out and it's the first time we've had Santa's grotto in years.”

Michelle Hewitt, of the air ambulance trust, said: “We are really lucky that the emergency services work so well together. They made sure that Christmas hasn't been spoiled.”

Disraeli School pupil Eloise Carr, six, was among dozens of children to turn up. Her mum Wendy said: “We saw Santa do the lights on Thursday but we wanted to make sure we saw him again. We were the first people here this morning and relieved that the fire engine came.”

Comments(7)

ivor says...
8:18pm Sat 20 Nov 10

Well done to the Chilterns Centre for creating a grotto its just what Wycombe needed.
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ferrellcat says...
12:20am Sun 21 Nov 10

Why not arrive on xmas eve santa.You used too. Always worried that the orange and choc bar would freeze in my sock.And the present I have is not like the box.I would open my window on new years eve, to listen to the boat horns from my bedroom in Wycombe Marsh. Never heard any, but was told that is what happened.Anyway its November and its still a long haul to school. Xmas is a long way off when you had double maths followed by English.Lets realise that!!

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chris740 says...
2:48am Sun 21 Nov 10

We are really lucky that the emergency services work so well together.
air ambulance fire engine.

whats wrong with a car. its all very nice to have this in wycombe.
but we have been told that cut backs must happen.
tax payers money wasted again

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Low_Wycombe says...
8:20am Sun 21 Nov 10

chris740 wrote:
We are really lucky that the emergency services work so well together.
air ambulance fire engine.

whats wrong with a car. its all very nice to have this in wycombe.
but we have been told that cut backs must happen.
tax payers money wasted again
Just be greatful the fire fighters were not on strike...

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Plus ça change... says...
8:32am Sun 21 Nov 10

Maybe he'd just got stuck up a chimney?

It still is November, isn't it? Maybe it's all to do with the Earth tilting more on its axis? Who knows?

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J B Blackett says...
1:03pm Sun 21 Nov 10

Yes I also heard he did have a touch of the flue.

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Trip says...
9:28am Mon 22 Nov 10

-Michelle Hewitt, of the air ambulance trust, said: “We are really lucky that the emergency services work so well together. They made sure that Christmas hasn't been spoiled.” -

It's November.

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