CAN YOU HELP PLEASE? In a few months time we will be setting up this year’s Operation Santa HQ and we desperately need some folding trestle tables for sorting,wrapping and storing smaller items from October to December. We only need to borrow them and will return them in January 2020. Perhaps you have one you…

Here is our latest Operation Santa news and our wishlists are live!  We won’t be opening the grotto for a few months yet, but please do help by sharing our wishlists. Every little helps 🙂 Op Santa News jul-aug  

Our Catwalk for Christmas is tomorrow and we have lots of lovely treats in store for you for a mere £5 a ticket, every penny of which will go to providing Christmas cheer for local disadvantaged children and young people across Dudley borough. I think you will agree we have a great selection of shopping…

Our Catwalk for Christmas is soon and we have lots of lovely treats in store for you for a mere £5 a ticket, every penny of which will go to providing Christmas cheer for local disadvantaged children and young people across Dudley borough. I think you will agree we have a great selection of shopping…

Our Catwalk for Christmas is only two weeks away and we have lots of lovely treats in store for you for a mere £5 a ticket, every penny of which will go to providing Christmas cheer for local disadvantaged children and young people across Dudley borough. I think you will agree we have a great…

We are trying to cater for everyone’s tastes and alongside branded pre-loved handbags and jewellery, we have a range of brand new clothes to fit every shape from a size 8 to a 24 🙂

We are offering our first 50 guests a little VIP treatment at our Catwalk for Christmas on 23rd May 2019.  Each one will receive a goody bag and a welcoming glass of Bucks Fizz.

I think you will agree we have a great selection of shopping opportunities, alongside our own clothes, accessories and the terrific tombola!  With that and live entertainment, it should be a fantabulous evening. Our Catwalk for Christmas is coming soon and we have lots of lovely treats in store for you for a mere £5…

Our Catwalk for Christmas is on 23rd May for Operation Santa 2019.  Tickets are just £5 each and all proceeds will help us bring Christmas cheer to more local children who may otherwise think Santa has forgotten them this year.  Want some tickets? You can buy online or contact Eileen (Chief Elf) on 01384 573381. …

I’m delighted to tell you about the other musical star who is performing at our Catwalk for Christmas on 23rd May 2019 Eloise Amelia is a local talent just starting out on her chosen career path. She has appeared at open mic nights, outdoor events and private functions . She is a strong vocalist able…

We are lucky we have the fabulous Bradley Stokes performing at our Catwalk for Christmas on 23rd May 2019, raising essential funds for Operation Santa. Bradley Stokes is a singer/song-writer influenced loosely by rock, blues and Americana. His unique style seems to have taken a toll on the Birmingham open mic scene. Winner of Sam…

Two more Next items – this time jumpsuits!

These items are all Next and brand new with tags

We have a range of brand new clothes for sale at our Catwalk for Christmas and it will be first come first served. I will be sharing some photos over the next few weeks to whet your appetite and encourage you to come along and support us 🙂

So we already had a great selection of lovely stall holders and now have one more!  Rachel Gresswell is sorting the catwalk for me this year and also offers eye-lash extensions as she runs Beaubellebeauty.  I think you will agree we will have a great selection of shopping opportunities, alongside our own clothes, accessories and…

Christmas is not a happy time for everyone and imagine how it would feel if you got nothing for Christmas, not even a hot meal!  This is why Operation Santa is passionate about making a difference to local children, young people and their families. It is a local campaign, which is run by Dudley CVS.…

We’ve just had some lovely feedback from a couple of children who came on the Operation Santa panto trip last month. This is what makes all our efforts worth it! Our names are Amelia and Nathaniel and we would like to say thank you as we and everyone else invited to the panto had a…

I’m so pleased that I have got a higher final donations total for 2018, after finding a note to myself and some help from Lee @VolksMagic over the weekend.  It was another amazing appeal and yet another success. Thanks to all you lovely people who supported us including the fantabulous Brett and the Blaze Angels,…

Steve was a volunteer for 35 years, supporting Dudley Hospital Radio and then  the Children’s Ward at Russells Hall Hospital.  He was also a volunteer for Dudley CVS for many years, driving our minibuses around the borough offering the elderly and disabled an opportunity to enjoy social activities. His warm personality and sense of humour…

Dudley MBC Staff and Councillors Deb Goodwin Brierley Hill Health & Social Care Centre Nicklin Cllr Nicola Richards Ashton Care Group Catherine Wilday DWP Russells Hall Primary School Sophie Higgs – Asda Merry Hill Emma Flavell – Asda Brierley Hill Dudley MBC Public Health Judith Watkin

A huge shout out to this week’s lovely supporters Withymoor Primary School Leigh Alexander Offmore Primary School Glynne After School Club Sainsburys Pensnett Keith Horsfall Val Monk, Keira Monk, Steve Monk Sue Darby Sue Clarke – Ebenezer Baptist Church Mrs Baldwin Andy Eaton T Heath Haulage

So yesterday we had an emergency as we could not secure a coach to get a school to the Court House for their free Christmas lunch.  I was tearing my hair out, the elves were helping and I think we tried every coach company in the area, plus appeals on Facebook. A huge thank you…

Wow what a week it’s been.  We’ve had highs such as over 2000 donations and we are now at 7788, lots of very grateful organisations collecting toys and gifts for children and young people who would otherwise get NOTHING for Christmas.  Sorted out some panto tickets for January with the lovely Deb from Brierley Hill…

We have had lots of lovely donations and yesterday was some kind of record I think!  Had two van loads of goodies from Lee [Volks Magic] and Billy the Elf, then Brett and the Blaze Angels went on a secret mission and returned with 7 cars full of items from a high street retailer, before…

A huge, huge thank you to the amazing group of guys who fundraise for Operation Santa all year and do an ENORMOUS toy shop at Smyths Toys each year.  They also fund a huge Christmas Party for 100 local children with a full Christmas lunch and entertainment too. What a bunch of absolute stars. Today…

What a wonderful week this has been. Grotto fully up and operational, with the elves wrapping grotto presents and the first groups coming to collect toys for children and young people.  We are up to 4164 donations now which is fabulous:)

Little Jack Hale is very special and he has supported Operation Santa before, so when his Mum told us he’d dropped of his presents to Blaze Hair it was a lovely surprise, along with a little note. I think he’s a star and it’s so sweet that a little one wants to help other children…

I was devastated to learn that Geoff Hill had passed away a few weeks ago.  He was a true gent and I first met him in 2000 when I started at Dudley CVS.  As I became involved with Operation Santa I saw more of him and grew to love this passion for making a difference,…

What an INCREDIBLE week and thanks to all the lovelies who have made this week for me 🙂 Ending the week on an incredible 3777 donations whoop whoop Lots and lots of lovely donations and thanks to the wonderful people who’ve donated this week.  To Lee from Volks Magic and the Santas a Gangster gang, who…