Christmas Float
Every Christmas we do door-to-door collecting in Burgess Hill, Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint with Santa's milk float - a welcome sight for all! We have been doing this for many years and householders often say they feel Christmas has only come when we've been round!
The Lions milk float is used for collecting at 'static' locations in Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint and Burgess Hill as well as for door-to-door collections in various parts of the towns.
The schedule for 2011 is as follows:
| Date | Type of Event | Area/Event Covered |
| 25/11/11 | Static: 16.00 - 19.00 | Hassocks Late Night Shopping |
| 30/11/11 | Static: 17.30 - 20.00 | South Downs Nursery |
| 1/12/11 | Static: 17.00 - 20.30 | Burgess Hill Late Night Shopping |
| 3/12/11 | Static: 09.00 - 13.00 | Hassocks: National Tyres |
| 7/12/11 | Street Collection, Hassocks: 18.00 - 20.00 | Downsview Road, Dale Avenue, Lodge Lane, The Crescent, Stafford Way, Keymer Gardens |
| 8/12/11 | Street Collection, Hassocks: 18.00 - 20.00 | Grand Avenue, Mackie Avenue, Oaktree Housing Estate and all roads off Woodlands Road |
| 9/12/11 | Street Collection, Burgess Hill: 18.00 - 20.00 | Chanctonbury Road, Potters Lane, Meadow Lane, Holmesdale Road, Nightingale Lane |
| 10/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 16.00 | Burgess Hill, Outside W H Smiths |
| 10/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 16.00 | Burgess Hill, Bandstand (Barrel Organ) |
| 10/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 18.00 | Burgess Hill, Waitrose (Teddy Bears) |
| 11/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 16.00 | Burgess Hill, Waitrose (Teddy Bears) |
| 14/12/11 | Street Collection, Burgess Hill: 18.00 - 20.00 | Oak Hall Park Estate |
| 15/12/11 | Street Collection, Hurstpierpoint: 18.00 - 20.00 | College Lane and all roads west to St Georges Lane |
| 16/12/11 | Street Collection, Hurstpierpoint: 18.00 - 20.00 | Cuckfield Road, Western Road, Willow Way |
| 17/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 18.00 | Burgess Hill, Tesco (Teddy Bears) |
| 18/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 16.00 | Burgess Hill, Tesco (Teddy Bears) |
| 18/12/11 | Static: 10.00 - 16.00 | Burgess Hill, Waitrose (Barrel Organ) |
| 21/12/11 | Street Collection, Burgess Hill: 18.00 - 20.00 | Inholmes Park Road, Ravenswood Road, Marlborough Drive, Silverdale Road, Ferndale Road |
| 22/12/11 | Street Collection, Burgess Hill: 18.00 - 20.00 | Howard Avenue, Wisden Avenue and all roads off |
| 23/12/11 | Street Collection, Burgess Hill: 18.00 - 20.00 | Housing around Triangle Leisure Centre |
In the summer, the eagle-eyed may well see it re-incarnated in some other disguise for the Burgess Hill Town Day or St Lawrence Fair, Hurstpierpoint.
We also have other ways of collecting money at Christmas, too!
