Santa is filling his sleigh with petrol and getting his reindeers primed as he gets ready to hit the road next week.

The first stop for the Royston and District Round Table Santa float will be Meldreth fete on Saturday, November 28, followed by a visit to Royston town centre the next Saturday.

The jolly gent will then make his way to Litlington on Sunday, December 5, Barley on Tuesday, December 8 and then back to Royston in Orchard Road on Wednesday, December 9 and Coomberlands and Twigden on Thursday, December 10.

He will be heading to the Grange estate on Sunday, December 13, and Bassingbourn on Monday. December 14.

The rest of the dates will be Barkway on Tuesday, December 15, Meldreth on Wednesday, December 16, Garden Walk, Royston on Thursday, December 17, Armingford Crescent in Melbourn on Saturday, December 19, Royston Tesco on Sunday, December 20, Saxon Way in Melbourn on the same day, Newmarket Road in Royston on Monday, December 21, and finally Briary Lane on Tuesday, December 22. Visit santa.roystonroundtable.co.uk for more information.