Santa getting ready for his tour of Ashbourne

SANTA is getting ready to conduct his annual tour of Ashbourne thanks to his volunteer helpers from the Ashbourne Santa Float.

The visits begin on Saturday from 5pm, and the float will make its way around the hilltop estates, starting with Peak View Drive.

Santa will go on to Old Derby

Road, Thorpe View Estate, Weaver Close, Mumford Drive, Brickyard Cottages, Lambourne Ave, Derwent Gardens, Ramblers Gate, Goodalls Estate, Lathkill Road, Stanton Rd, Cavendish Drive, Derby Rdd and Springfield Ave.

Santa will be back on Sunday from 5pm, in Willow Meadow

Road, The Trees Estate, Tutbury Hollow, The Shires Estate, Spencer Close, Oaklands Park and then Wyaston Road.

On Monday, at 6pm, a tour of the northern reaches of the town will begin. On Tuesdayfrom 6pm, Santa will begin in the Market Place and head up Union Street.