On Thursday 17th November Santa came to town and bought a special guest with him.

Santa and his guest Scott Maslen (aka Jack Branning of Eastenders) lit up the County Mall when switching on the lights. Over three thousand people packed the County Mall to wait for the switch on, which was delayed for around forty minutes due to Scott being stuck in traffic on the M25. Scott came directly from filming on set. Santa, on the other hand was on time and full of joy. Treating the children to lots of gifts Santa once again put big smiles on all the little faces.

As always, the County Mall were supporting great charities.  The Springboard Project, Age UK and The Army Benevolent Fund.  With a Peter Pan theme in conjunction with the local Hawth Pantomime, there was also lost boy jugglers, tinkerbell and Captain hook characters handing out chocolate to all the good girls and boys.  Mayor Carol Eade and her two wonderful daughters Sharon and Lisa also came in support of the event.

The crowd went mad for Scott and loved all the entertainment from Santa and Chris Oxlade, back for another year playing the wheels of steel and all the favourite Christmas classics with games for special spot prizes and giveaways.

The VIP winners were then invited to the management suite to meet Scott Maslen on a one to one basis. Scott was more than a gentleman, paying them lots of attention and even speaking to some of their unsuspected family members on mobiles.

We would like to thank everyone who came along….it was a long night in the end but we believe it was worth the wait. Thank you to the staff and management at the County Mall, Scott Maslen for coming to Crawley but most off all, thank you Santa!! See you on the eve of the 25th December….we have been good