WEST NEWBURY — Chief Michael Dwyer and the West Newbury Fire Department are pleased to announce that Santa Claus will be teaming up with first responders to tour the town of West Newbury on Christmas Eve.
On Sunday, Dec. 24, starting at 3 p.m., Santa will ride through town to greet residents and children as members of the West Newbury Fire Department collect canned goods to support local food pantries.
Canned, non-perishable items can be handed to Santa’s helpers as the group travels to various stops throughout the town. Residents are asked to bag or box up their donations prior to the arrival of the fire department.
The West Newbury Police Department will also be joining the fun and keeping an eye out for the Grinch, with all officers notified to be on the lookout for a green subject whose heart is two sizes too small.
Santa will leave the West Newbury Central Fire Station at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and will follow the route laid out below as he travels through town.
Residents who want to track Santa’s location will be able to do so by following West Newbury Fire on X at @WestNewburyFD. On Christmas Eve, the account will tweet Santa’s location in real time.
The route Santa will be taking through town is:
- Leave Central Station at 3 p.m., left onto Main Street
- Left on Daley Drive, left back on to Main Street
- Right on Whetstone and left on Follisbee Lane
- Right on Main Street
- Right onto Pleasant Street
- Down Pleasant and around River Meadow Drive
- Back to Main Street
- Right turn onto Main Street; Stop at Barberry Lane
- Continue on Main Street to Farm Lane
- Right turn onto Farm Lane and down to Rivercrest Drive
- Left on Rivercrest to end and turn around. Head back to Main Street
- Left on Main Street to Crane Neck Street
- Turn right on Robin Road to Hilltop Circle
- Right turn onto Hilltop Circle, around Hilltop to Woodcrest Drive
- From Woodcrest Drive back to Crane Neck Street
- Turn right on Crane Neck to Georgetown Road
- Right on Georgetown Road
- Right on Middle Street
- Right onto Capt Pierce then back to Middle toward Crane Neck
- Right onto Crane Neck to the turn around and back to Georgetown Road
- Right onto Georgetown Road
- Turn onto Meeting House Hill Road to Bachelor Street
- Left on Bachelor Street to Cammett Park; then turn around back to Middle Street
- Turn right on to Middle Street
- Turn right onto Ash Street back to Maple Street
- Turn right onto Main Street and left on Church Street
- Down Church Street to Prospect Street
- Visit Steed Avenue
- Go up Prospect to Central Station
- Leave station, right on Main Street to Albion Lane
- Left up Albion Lane to Bridge Street
- Turn right on Bridge Street
- Right onto River Road to Cortland Lane then up Cortland and back to Coffin Street
- Right onto Main Street to the Training Field and Back on Main Street to Way to the River
- Down Way to the River to Hanover Lane, turn around and back to Main Street
- Right onto Moody Lane,
- Right on Ridgeway Circle then back to Main Street
- Left turn to Norino Drive back to Main Street
- Right turn to Felton Lane
- Right onto Main Street to Parson Woods, to the end and then back to Garden Street
- Left on Main Street to Garden Street; stop at Garden Street Station
- Continue on Garden to Middle Street
- Down Middle to Archaleas Hill. To the top and return to Middle Street
- Left on Indian Hill to South Street
- Right on South Street to Moulton Street
- Right on Cherry Hill
- Left on Indian Hill back to Middle StreetRight to Stewart Street to Donovan Drive and then back to Central Station
