Festive fun for all the family from Falkirk Community Trust

Although the traditional Santa Claus visits at Callendar House are not taking place due to social distancing, trust bosses – along with a little help from North Pole elves – have arranged a special programme of events for all the family to replace the traditional Christmas Adventure.

Santa Claus and Mrs Claus kindly took some time out of their busy schedules to read some stories which the trust will be sharing in the coming weeks via its Facebook channels and you will also be able to find them also via the website at https://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/whats-on/we-love-christmas/.

Set in Callendar House, Santa will be reading Julia Donaldson’s “Stick Man” today (Thursday), then on December 10 Mrs Claus will be reading Julia Donaldson’s “Gruffalo in Scots”.

On December 17 Santa will be reading Julia Donaldson’s “Gruffalo’s Child”, Mrs Claus on December 20 will be reading Julia Donaldson’s “Gruffalo’s Wean”, and finally on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus will be reading The Night Before Christmas.

Delicious Festive Afternoon Teas are now being served up in the beautiful setting of a Christmas decorated Callendar House and will be available until the last sitting at 2pm on Hogmanay.

While there don’t forget to view the winter exhibition in the House’s Park Gallery – lovely to view but also for unique Christmas gifts. And there is also lots more to buy in the Callendar House gift shop, from where you can view the traditional Christmas tree in all its splendour.

If films are your thing then throughout December a selection of festive films chosen by Santa are screening at the Hippodrome Cinema in Bo’ness.

For some outside family fun visit the Elf and Christmas Trails at Muiravonside Country Park.

And if you pop along to see The Kelpies in the coming weeks , there will be longer opening hours at the Helix Visitor Centre over Christmas and New Year to allow visitors to warm up with a hot drink and something to eat when out for their winter walk, only closed on Christmas Day.