Following you'll find full details of the 2001 Saugus
Hammersmith Stroll plus information on the access
trolleys that should make getting from place to place a
snap. The information provided on each event was originally
composed by the event holders themselves and distributed by
the Saugus Chamber of Commerce; the listings here are pretty
much verbatim.
Friday Night -- December 7th
Schedule
- Place:
- Saugus Town Hall (298 Main
Street)
- Time:
- 6:15 PM -- 7:00 PM
- Activities:
- Pre-Tree Lighting Refreshments inside the Town Hall
sponsored by White Hen Pantry along with the Hilltop
Restaurant.
The Saugus High Band will entertain us outside on the front
lawn with holiday music.
- Place:
- Saugus Town Hall (298 Main
Street)
- Time:
- 7:00 PM -- 7:15 PM
- Activities:
-
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Town Manager Steve Angelo along with Stroll Chairman
Peter Rossetti of Rossetti Insurance Agency will kick off
the events of the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremonies. The
Chorus will sing.
Chimes will be played at the First Congregational Church
by Carolyn Davis.
Santa will arrive courtesy of the Friends
of Breakheart Reservation.
Saturday -- December 8th
Trolleys
The trolleys will start shortly before 10:00 AM and the last
run will end at 3:30 PM.
St. Margaret's Church parking lot (located on Jackson
Street) will be open until 3:30 PM for free parking for
trolley riders.
Blessed Sacrament Church parking lot (located on Summer
Street) will also be available until 3:30 PM for free parking
for trolley riders.
- Trolley
Route A
One trolley route runs from the Lynnhurst School to
Saugus Center to Cliftondale Square and back again. (Three
trolleys will run this route.)
- Trolley
Route B
The second trolley route runs from the Saugus Iron Works
to Saugus Center to Village Park and back. (Two trolleys
will run this route.)
Schedule
- Place:
- Saugus Town Hall (298 Central
Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Free photos with Santa Claus sponsored by the Saugus
Chamber of Commerce and RESCO
10:00 AM -- Noon Free Face Painting courtesy Saugus Lions
Club
10:30 AM Girl Scouts Choir
11:00 AM Middle School Show Choir & High School
Chorus
Saugus Democratic Education Fund will be selling 6th
Edition Holiday Ornaments -- $6.00 each. Proceeds will
benefit SHS Scholarships.
1:30 PM -- 3:30 PM Christmas Character outside Town Hall
sponsored by the Prince
Restaurant.
Friends
of Town Hall will be selling limited edition of
miniature wood reproductions of Town buildings.
9:00 AM -- Noon Saugus Republican Town Committee will be
selling kissing balls $20.00 each.
Food drive to benefit Cliftondale Congregational Church
Food Pantry. Non-perishable items may be dropped off in
front of Saugus Town Hall and Post Office. Town Hall
Indoor Activities will end at 1:00 PM sharp.
- Place:
- Saugus
Public Library and the Saugus Youth & Recreation
Departments (295 Central Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 2:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Free cookies and drinks in the Taylor Street Lobby
Free Face Painting
Free Balloons
Make and Take Ornaments
Saugus Garden Club... Demonstration of Holiday
Fresh
Green Arrangements and Raffles
10:00AM -Holiday Caroling by the High School Choir
&
Belmonte Middle School Chorus
Restrooms available
- Place:
- Christian Learning Center at Saugus Community
United Methodist Church (105 Main St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Book Sale
Bake Sale
Refreshments free to children
Free Hot Chocolate and Munchies
- Place:
- Saugus Iron Works (244 Central
Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
A winter potpourri -- open house seasonal exhibits and
activites
Seventeenth Century cooking demonstration stations and
Puppet Theatre
All events are free
Public restrooms and parking available
- Place:
- Lynnhurst School (Corner of Elm St. &
Walnut St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 4:00 PM (buses stop at 3:30)
- Activities:
-
Craft Fair-many area Crafters -Hand made crafts, American
girl doll clothes, jewelry personalized ornaments,
assorted wooden crafts, wreaths, baskets, and many
others.
Bookfair - Bingo Game with many prizes
10:00AM - 2:00PM Lynnhurst Express - Trackless train ride
through Lynnhurst Winter Wonderland
11:00AM - 1:00PM Pony Rides
Dunk Tank (a Principal to dunk)!
Meet the Grinch!
Fun crafts for kids...Decorate a gingerbread cookie,
holiday stockings, or paint a ceramic ornament
Free face painting, Free Games and Prizes
Lynnhurst Cookbook on sale
Bake sale - Home made baked goods, fudge and candies
Yankee Raffles... many assorted Gift Baskets
Lunch & Dessert... Homemade Soup, Calzone, Pizza, Hot
Dogs Gingerbread with Whipped Cream, Nachos & Cheese,
Cotton Candy and Popcorn. Free Cider, and Hot Chocolate
- Place:
- Hart's True Value (Hamilton
Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 2:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Stop by Harts True Value in Currier Plaza and mention the
Saugus Holiday Stroll and buy one key and receive two
keys free!
Enter our raffle to win a Stuffed Workshop Santa!
- Place:
- Saugusbank -- A Co-operative Bank (1 Hamilton
Street)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House
Free Refreshments... cider, cookies
The Gathering
of Memories Committee, along with the Saugusbank will
be conducting a raffle to award three Gathering of
Memories books. Saugusbank will have the raffles
available at both branches. Banks. All you need to do is
stop by one of the banks and fill out a raffle ticket.
Three autographed books will be awarded on Saturday,
December 8th at the Cliftondale branch of the Saugusbank.
There are only a few books left and there will be no
other printing. The Gathering of Memories
makes a great Christmas present to those hard to buy for
family members or friends on your shopping list. For any
questions contact John Burns at 781-233-1282.
- Place:
- First Congregational Church (300 Central
St.)
- Time:
- 7:00 PM -- Sunday Evening -- December 9, 2001
- Activities:
-
The First Congregational Church, Saugus Center, will
present their annual Christmas Concert Sunday evening,
December 9, 2001 at 7:00PM. The evening will take on a
musical "Journey to Bethlehem". The choirs, musicians and
soloists will present to the audience the sounds of
Christmas. Please join us on December 9, 2001 at 7:00PM
and enjoy an evening of music filled with the spirit of
the Christmas season. You won't want to miss "Journey to
Bethlehem". Refreshments will be served after the
concert.
- Place:
- Donovan-Ducott Insurance Agency (17 Essex
Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Free quotes on insurance
Free donuts, coffee, and juice
- Place:
- Cliftondale Congregational Church (50 Essex
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
"Cookie Walk"€ all types of holiday cookies Baked
goods, crafts, fresh evergreen wreaths
Saugus H/S and Middle School Chorus will perform at
1:00PM. This is a free concert and all are welcome to
attend.
- Place:
- Movies 'N More (508 Lincoln Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 9:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House... Stop by our Saugus store location and
receive a FREE candy cane.
"Hammersmith Holiday Stroll Color Television
Raffle"
Just for visiting our store, we will be giving away a 19"
tv set and candy canes all you have to do is come in. No
purchase necessary.
- Place:
- Lucey Travel Co., Inc. (473 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Stop by and enter to win a Mickey Mouse Cookie Jar
Drawing at 1:00PM
Lucey Travel at Lincoln Avenue will be this year's
drop-off location for anyone wishing to contribute to the
United Food Pantry. This is an organization that collects
and distributes non-perishible food to families in need.
- Place:
- Everything's Hair (492 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 11:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House
Free Coffee & Cookies
- Place:
- Lena's Sub Shop (496 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 11:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Free Hot Chocolate for all Holiday Strollers
- Place:
- Saugusbank -- A Co-operative Bank (489 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House
Free Refreshments... cider, cookies
The Gathering
of Memories Committee, along with the Saugusbank will
be conducting a raffle to award three Gathering of
Memories books. Saugusbank will have the raffles
available at both branches. Banks. All you need to do is
stop by one of the banks and fill out a raffle ticket.
Three autographed books will be awarded on Saturday,
December 8th at the Cliftondale branch of the Saugusbank.
There are only a few books left and there will be no
other printing. The Gathering of Memories
makes a great Christmas present to those hard to buy for
family members or friends on your shopping list. For any
questions contact John Burns at 781-233-1282.
- Place:
- Lomas Flowers (486 Lincoln Ave.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House Holiday display!
Free candy bars for all children. Also free drinks and
cookies.
10% discount throughout the store
Enter our two free drawings... If you purchase a "Xmas
Caroler"€ you will have a chance to win a
"€œXmas Caroler"
Also a free drawing novelty for everyone who enters
Drawing will be held at store closing!
- Place:
- GCA Jewelers (451 Lincoln Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Two day sale for all Stroll participants and
customers
Free gift bags to be given out
Free cookies and cider
- Place:
- How Sweet It Is (469A Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Two Christmas Raffles -
- Holiday Charity Raffle (proceeds go to American Red
Cross Disaster Relief Fund)
- Beautiful San Francisco Music Box Company
Raffle
Stop by and help us to support the victims of the
September 11th tragedy
Free Refreshments
- Place:
- Peter Rossetti Insurance Agency (442 Lincoln
Ave.) & Saugus Federal Credit Union (436 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 9:30 AM -- 12:30 PM
- Activities:
-
Free hot cider, hot chocolate and cookies
A raffle will be held for A GIANT HOLIDAY
STOCKING...
for a Saugus boy and girl under 12 years old...
Drawing will be held at the Saugus Federal Credit Union
at 12:30 PM
- Place:
- St. Margaret's Church (431 Lincoln
Avenue)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Breakfast with the Angels...
Baked Goods Table... Crafts... Raffle... Christmas
Caroling...
- Place:
- Saugus Senior Center (466 Central
St.)
- Time:
- 9:30 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Visit the Craft Table for hand-made gifts &
crafts.
Dolls & stuffed animals tables.
Don't forget to drop by early to purchase a delicious
lunch from the Seniors: featuring... corn chowder,
meatball sandwiches, turkey subs, hot-dogs, apple crisp,
and beverages
Our Boutique store will be open
12:00 PM SHS Chorus & Middle School Show Choir
1:00 PM Saugus Senior Center Dancing Drill Team &
Tap
1:30PM Raffle announced 50/50 on Tax Break
1:30PM Announce Winner of Window Decorating
Contest
2:00 PM Charleena's Dance School
- Place:
- Veterans' Memorial School (39 Hurd
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
SNOWFLAKE STATION
Holiday kid crafts to make, crafts to purchase - Dog Tag
Necklace Making, Holiday Ornaments, nowman Thermometers,
Holiday Pins & Magnets
Mini-book fair from Walden Books
Theme basket raffles
Character photos with Frosty
Our own Plinko Game and prizes
Chili and soup, pizza, nachos & cheese
Chicken nuggets, sodas, juices and hot chocolate Saugus
Democratic Education Fund will be selling 6th Edition
Holiday Ornaments - $6.00 ea. proceeds will benefit SHS
Scholarships
- Place:
- Evans School (East Denver St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Ornament Making, (5 different varieties)
Holiday Photo Buttons
Raffles (36 to pick from)
Train Ride - Polar Express
Food - Pizza, Popcorn, Tonic,
Asst. baked goods (brownies, cookies, etc.)
Free Christmas Coloring Books
Free Drinks: Cocoa, Tea, Coffee, and Cider
- Place:
- D'Anna Imaging Photography Studio a.k.a.
Picture This! (308B Central St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:30 PM
- Activities:
-
Raffle on Saturday December 8th, for the Hammersmith
Stroll.
Anyone who comes in and fills out an entry is eligible to
receive a complimentary portrait session.
- Place:
- Saugus Assembly of God (9 Assembly
Dr.)
- Time:
- 6:00 PM -- 8:30 PM (both Saturday and Sunday)
- Activities:
-
A presentation of a "Living Nativity", Petting Zoo and
Pony Rides - Friday evening 7-8:30PM
"Living Nativity" with Petting Zoo - Saturday evening
6-8:30PM
"Living Nativity" with Petting Zoo, Horse and Sleigh
Rides - Sunday evening 6-8:30PM
Wiseman's Caravan including their camel
An illuminated Candy Cane Lane with animated reindeer,
Frosty the Snowman, the Nutcracker and Toy Soldiers
Visit with Mr. & Mrs. Claus indoors- pictures with
Santa
Sounds of Christmas every evening
Concert and Drama Presentation "No Vacancy"
Free: Cookies, Hot Chocolate, and Cider
- Place:
- Blessed Sacrament Church (14 Summer
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 2:00 PM
- Activities:
-
St. Nicholas Party (10:00 AM - Noon)
Holiday Music
Inexpensive ornament making table for children
Coloring table for smaller children
Face painting and over a dozen raffles
Christmas card making for Veteran's at Soldier's
Home
Baked goods, coffee, soda, hot dogs and chips
- Place:
- American Legion Hall (Upstairs 44 Taylor
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:30 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House: Popcorn Candy Hot Chocolate, coffee &
donuts
- Place:
- Saugus
Historical Society (30 Main St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Open House
The Saugus Historical Society is pleased to announce that
they will be open at 30 Main Street at this year's
Christmas Stroll.
The 2002 Saugus calenders will be making their debut and
will be available free of charge. There will be an
exhibit titled, Saugus and the Civil War, as well as a
few videos being shown including Saugus Chronicles and
The Restoration of the Iron Works. The first fifty
visitors will receive a free Wallace Nutting
postcard.
A free raffle will be held awarding a few one year
memberships to the Saugus Historical Society. Saugus
magnets, postcards, tee shirts and all Saugus Historical
Society publications will also be available for purchase.
- Place:
- Waybright School (Talbot St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 11:30 AM
- Activities:
-
Holiday Stroll Breakfast -
Scrambled eggs, french toast sticks, english muffins,
sausages, Coffee, O.J., munchkins and cereal.
The price will be $3.00 p.p., $12.00 for a family of
five, Toddler breakfast for $1.50.
Photos will be taken with Santa - $3.00
Come make an ornament - $1.50
Raffles... Gift Certificates, Gift Baskets and Gift
Items
Waybright Cookbooks for Sale $6.00 each
- Place:
- J. Pace & Sons Inc. (325 Main
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:30 PM
- Activities:
-
Holiday Raffles
Holiday Music
Imported cheese sampling
- Place:
- Dakota Seafood (331 Main St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Come in and fill out a raffle ticket for a complete
Lobster Dinner for two
Christmas Stickers for all children & FREE samples of
clam chowder
Come and see our new function facilities
- Place:
- Gannon Real Estate (345 Main St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Holiday Raffle... Stop by and register to win!
Children's Raffle & Adult Raffle
10 AM -- 1 PM a Caricaturist will be here to create free
pictures
Balloons for kids
Free Refreshments
- Place:
- Saugus Family YMCA (298 Main St.)
- Time:
- 11:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Saugus Family YMCA Holiday Carnival
Games of Skill -
Moonbounce & Inflatable Attractions
Holiday Craft Stations -Face Painting
Carnival Food Court
Meet our holiday characters
Raffles and much more - An afternoon of holiday
fun
Come check out the new YMCA Fitness Center
- Place:
- Oaklandvale School (266 Main St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 4:00 PM (buses stop at 3:30)
- Activities:
-
Kids make their own crafts and decorate cookies
Temporary Tattoos, games, and raffles
Special Raffle Board with over 50 prizes
Entertainment and Karaoke
Raffle Calendars for sale (Grand prize is $500.00 plus
two round trip airfare tickets to anywhere in the
Continental U.S.) Food - Hot dogs, snacks and
drinks
Free coffee
The Oaklandvale Elementary School will be holding a
silent auction at our stop on the Stroll, with various
Boston Sports memorabilia. The top item up for auction
will be a Ray Bourque half Bruins and half Avalanche
jersey, signed by Bourque with the added inscription "16W
2001" and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. We
have much more to auction off. This auction is ideal for
the sports buff, and just in time for Christmas!
- Place:
- Saugus High School Band (School Cafeteria,
Pearce Memorial Dr.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Snack bar -- hot dogs, home made cookies &
cakes
free coffee available
Kid's Corner & activities
2:00 PM -- 2:30 PM Holiday Caroling by Saugus High School
Band
Free Parking Available
Historic Saugus Holiday Ornaments
This is the 6th annual limited edition ornament featuring the
Saugus 2001 Logo on one side, and the Saugus Town Seal on the
other. Holiday Ornaments will be available at various
locations along the Stroll route, including the Senior
Center, Town Hall. The cost is $6.00 each and all proceeds
will go toward the Saugus High School Scholarship Fund
sponsored by the: SAUGUS DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION FUND
Historic Saugus Calendars
The Saugus Historical Society is handing out copies of the
2002 Historic Saugus Calendar for free. Get your copy at the
Historical Society House (30 Main Street) during the stroll.
Saugus.net representatives will be wandering around taking
pictures. Keep your eyes open and you may find a picture of
yourself online...
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