Santa Claus and one of his reindeer helpers
Santa Claus and his two reindeer helpers gave children an early Christmas treat at the weekend.
At 11am on Saturday Father Christmas arrived at Wyevale Garden Centre in his stylish sleigh.
This was the first time the garden centre in Bicester had had a visit from Santa, and hundreds of children were happy to see him - 45 days early.
The town mayor John Cozens also turned up to enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.
Father Christmas and his little helpers slowly rode along the street, before entering the centre and heading for his grotto. Pretti Jhutti, Wyevale's events manager, said: "We hope this will now become an annual event. Everyone can join Santa for breakfast at the centre on Saturday and Sunday mornings."
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