Santa Clause made a grand and unforgettable entrance when he arrived in a helicopter to a children’s Christmas party.

On Saturday, November 26, a helicopter landed in the playing fields at Kingsway Junior School, Watford.

Children could be heard cheering in anticipation of Father Christmas’s entrance, and he received a round of applause when stepping out of the helicopter.

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It was part of the annual party that Kingswood Residents Association has been running for the past 10 years.

One of its organisers, Emily Clark, said: “The kids absolutely loved it, you could see how magical it was for them to experience something so extraordinary.

Watford Observer: The children were excited when the helicopter landed. The children were excited when the helicopter landed. (Image: Video stills (Emily Clark))

“After Santa arrived all the children got to visit him in his grotto individually and received a present each.

“It’s important to us to offer local affordable events for our residents of all ages, but the kids’ party is a special event and one that has a lot of time and energy driven into it by our volunteer committee.”

Watford Observer: The children got to visit Father Christmas in his grotto.The children got to visit Father Christmas in his grotto. (Image: Jack Mawhinney)

Around 75 children and their parents attended, and the day was rounded off with a disco for the children to “burn off all their excitement”.

“There were lots of smiling faces and tired children at the end of it all,” she said.  

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