Following you'll find full details of the 2002 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
6th
Schedule
- Place:
- Saugus Town Hall (298 Main
Street)
- Time:
- 6:00 PM -- 7:00 PM
- Activities:
- Pre-Tree Lighting Refreshments inside the Town Hall
sponsored by 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 John Vasapoli along with Stroll
Co-chairmen Peter Rossetti of Rossetti Insurance Agency
and Anthony Speziale of the Tax Shop 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
7th
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:
-
Friends
of Town Hall will be selling limited edition of
miniature wood reproductions of Town buildings.
- Place:
- Saugus
Public Library (295 Central Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 2:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food, entertainment, crafts, activities
restrooms available
- Place:
- Saugus Iron Works (244 Central
Street)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
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 local crafters, Yankee raffle, many
baskets and gift items)
Food (homemade chicken soup, homemade pizza, hotdogs,
children's menu, hot gingerbread and other baked items.
Also, nachos & cheese, pretzels, popcorn, cotton
candy)
Entertainment (Lynnhurst Express Train Ride, Holidays
Under The Sea, Spongebob Squarepants, Dunk Tank)
Crafts (decorate gingerbread cookies, paint ceramic
ornaments, decorate holiday hats or stockings, candy
art (like sand art, only you can eat it!))
Free giveaway for button wearers
Book fair
- Place:
- Movies 'N More (508 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 9:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Free giveaway for button weaers
- Place:
- Lucey Travel Co., Inc. (473 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Free Giveaway for button wearers (Mickey Mouse
clock)
Drop Center, Food Pantry for Cliftondale Congregational
Church
- Place:
- Lomas Flowers (486 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food (cookies & drinks)
Free giveaway for button wearers
Raffle (two prizes)
- Place:
- GCA Jewelers (451 Lincoln Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food (cookies & cider) and a free giveaway for
button wearers
- Place:
- How Sweet It Is (469A Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food
Free giveaway for button wearers
- Place:
- Peter Rossetti Insurance Agency (442 Lincoln
Ave.) & Saugus Federal Credit Union (436 Lincoln
Ave.)
- Time:
- 9:30 AM -- 12:30 PM
- Activities:
-
...
- Place:
- St. Margaret's Church (431 Lincoln
Avenue)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food, entertainment, activities
- 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.
Food, entertainment, crafts, and activities.
- Place:
- Veterans' Memorial School (39 Hurd
Ave.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food, entertainment (Spongebob Squarepants, Bob the
Builder)
Crafts (make and take holiday decorations)
Activities -- games
Free giveaway for button wearers (school magnets or key
chain)
- 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:
- 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
- Place:
- Blessed Sacrament Church (14 Summer
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 2:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food, crafts, activities
- 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 2003 Saugus calenders will be a little late; keep
watching our web
site for details on how to get your copy free of
charge. Saugus magnets, postcards, tee shirts and all
Saugus Historical Society publications will be
available for purchase.
- Place:
- Waybright School (Talbot St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 11:30 AM
- Activities:
-
Food, crafts
- Place:
- J. Pace & Sons Inc. (325 Main
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:30 PM
- Activities:
-
Food; free giveaway for button wearers
- Place:
- Gannon Real Estate (345 Main
St.)
- Time:
- 10:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food, activities
Free giveaway for button wearers.
- Place:
- Saugus Family YMCA (298 Main
St.)
- Time:
- 11:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Games -- inflatable attractions such as the moonbounce,
super slide, and mountain climing
Food, raffles, face painting
- Place:
- Oaklandvale School (266 Main
St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 4:00 PM (buses stop at 3:30)
- Activities:
-
Food (chicken soup, hot dogs, pizza, calzone, ice cream
sandwitches, chips, soda and juice, free coffee, tea
& hot chocolate, sweet corner)
Entertainment, crafts
Activities (puchboard, games (ever child wins a prize),
pony rides from noon - 2:00 PM, raffles)
- Place:
- Saugus High School (School Cafeteria, Pearce
Memorial Dr.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
The band
Free Parking Available
- Place:
- Saugus Youth & Recreation Department
(Youth Building, Central St.)
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food, crafts
Free giveaway for button wearers
- Place:
- Briggs Chiropractic Office,
P.C.
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food
Free giveaway for button wearers
- Place:
- Sports Collectibles
- Time:
- 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM
- Activities:
-
Food
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. Update -- the calendars have been delayed this year
and will not be ready for the Stroll... keep your eyes on
the
Historical
Society web site for more information...
Saugus.net representatives will be wandering around taking
pictures. Keep your eyes open and you may find a picture of
yourself online...