Barnstaple Roundtable Santa Sleigh

Mikey and Ash highlighted, “The charity groups and collectors really excelled throughout the
Santa Sleigh season in what we have achieved and we would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the Santa Sleigh and a special thanks goes out to our sponsors, Tom Sandland and his team at Barnstaple Nissan for the loan of the e-power Nissan X-Trail, Amy Bellamy and Peter Vosper at the County Garage Group for sponsoring the santa juice for the vehicle and the sleigh generators.

thanks also goes to Bruce Isaac, Ameila Barrow, and Donna Randall from Storage Space in
Barnstaple in letting us store the sleigh over the Christmas season and designing and printing the Christmas cards with QR codes, Cavanna Homes, Loosemore Builders in Roundswell for long-term storage of the sleigh throughout the year, Hannah Alford at Alford Engineers and

finally a special thanks to The Voice, DevonLive and The Gazette who helped to promote the Santa routes across Barnstaple and the surrounding areas on the Breakfast Show and through their online platforms and papers”.

Each year throughout December the members of the club with the support of collectors from
worthy charities and good causes help to collect money covering every district of the Barnstaple
and the surrounding area. This year the club raised £14,693.88 in total which is 2% up from the previous year.

North Devon Hospice mentioned, “We are delighted to support the Roundtable Santa’s Sleigh event. A team of staff and volunteers soon forgot the chilly weather when they saw the children’s reactions to seeing Santa. The wide-eyed waves and smiles will stick in our memories.

Due to the amazing generosity of the public, we received a fantastic sum which will support the families we serve through all the activities of the Hospice in North Devon.

Thanks to all who donated and the incredible work and enthusiasm of the team at Barnstaple and District Roundtable.”

The other key charities helped this year include, Children’s Hospice South West, Pete’s Dragons,
It’s in the Bag, Saunton Surf Life Saving, Chemo Hero, as well as supporting other worthy causes
that make a difference in their communities from Barnstaple Rugby Club, North Devon Hockey Club, Barnstaple and Pilton Cricket Club, Tarka Starlightz and the North Devon Girl Guides.

Mikey and Ash go onto say, “Our biggest thanks go to the residents and people of Barnstaple and the surrounding areas in helping to make this possible through their generosity and support and we have already started planning for Christmas 2026 in making the sleigh even better for the people of Barnstaple.”

On the evening staff members from the North Devon and Torridge Stroke Association and Devon
Air Ambulance were presented each with a cheque for £750 following proceeds from the
Barnstaple Roundtable Fireworks event at the Barnstaple Rugby Club in November 2025.

Aaron Jackson, Fireworks Organiser from Barnstaple Roundtable stated, “We are so pleased to make our full charity donation for fireworks to the North Devon and Torridge Stroke Association and Devon Air Ambulance as last year our current Chairman suffered a severe stroke and was in hospital for a number of months and luckily he has made a full recovery with the help and support
from his family, friends and excellent medical help and care.”

Roundtable has been going for over seventy years in Barnstaple area and it is targeted for young men between the ages of 18 to 45 who might be involved in services or trades and want to give something back to their local community and have fun and fellowship at the same time, we are always on the lookout to recruit new members and if you are interested, please contact

Barnstaple Roundtable on the following e-mail address: barnstapleroundtable271@gmail.com or
contact us via Facebook: Barnstaple and District Roundtable.