🎅 Lichfield Santa Sleigh
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This year we are bringing Santa and his sleigh to six different locations within Lichfield. Find out where and when below: Sunday 23rd November - Lichfield light switch on - Bore Street outside the Guildhall - 3pm Sunday 30th November - Fradley light switch on - Fradley sterling centre outside the Coop - 5pm Sunday 7th December - The Bowling Green Pub - 12pm - 3.30pm Saturday 13th December - Morrisons Lichfield - 12pm - 3.30pm Saturday 20th December - Three Spires Shopping Centre - 10.30am - 3.30pm Sunday 21st December - Tesco Extra 10am - 3.30pm
/* =============================== ROUTE DATA (with abbreviations) =============================== */ const routes = [ { route: "1 December – Gaia Lane / Beacon Street", streets: [ "Beacon St","Beacon Gardens","Smithy Ln","Forge Ln","Nether Beacon","Brook Cl", "Darwin Cl","Lomax Cl","Vale Cl","Lillington Cl","Swinfen Broun Rd","Seckham Rd", "Gaialands Cres","The Charters","St. Chads Rd","The Parchments","Cathedral Rise", "Beecroft Ave","Gaiafields Rd","Bulldog Ln","Gaia Ln","Anson Ave", "The Windings","Erasmus Way" ] }, { route: "2 December – Trent Valley / Scotch Orchard", streets: [ "Eastern Ave","Vulcan Rd","Witley Dr","Aspen Cl","Trent Valley Rd","Wissage Rd", "Burton Old Rd W","Birch Grove","Lime Grove","Rowan Cl","Ash Grove","Hawthorn Cl", "Beechfield Rise","Laurel Cl","The Woodlands","Rocklands Cres","Wissage Ln", "Covey Cl","Mallicot Cl","Furnivall Cres","Scotch Orchard","Braeburn Cl", "Manley Rd W","Heather Cl","Darnford View","Valley Ln","Hob's Rd" ] }, { route: "3 December – Netherstowe", streets: [ "Netherstowe Ln","Autumn Dr","Winter Cl","Spring Rd","Chadswell Heights", "Gilbert Rd","Sullivan Way","Verdi Ct","Netherstowe","Fecknam Way","Hayworth Rd", "Johnson Cl","Brownsfield Rd","Charnwood Cl","Wissage Rd","St Michael Rd", "Partridge Croft","Lunns Croft","Smithfield Rise","Stowe St","St. Chads Rd", "Auchinleck Dr","Stowecroft","Eastern Ave" ] }, { route: "4 December – Eastern Avenue", streets: [ "Canterbury Cl","York Cl","Lincoln Cl","Southwark Cl","Norwich Cl","Barratt Ct", "Ivison Wy","Gloucester Cl","Truro Cl","Worcester Cl","Eastern Ave","Watery Ln", "Vallentin Wy","Curborough Rd","St Mary's Rd","St Margarets Rd","St Catherines Rd", "Harwood Rd","Meadowbrook Rd","Field Rd","Shepherd Cl","Ploughmans Walk", "Simpson Rd","Jackson Rd","Purcell Avenue" ] }, { route: "5 December – Shenstone", streets: [ "Shenstone Hall Farm","Birmingham Rd","St John's Hill","Schoolfields Rd", "Eastridge Croft","Church Cl","Churchill Rd","Barnes Rd","Pinfold Hill","Mill Lane", "Millbrook Dr","Oakwood Cl","Essington Cl","Foden Cl","Lincoln Croft", "Holm View Cl","Lynn Ln","New Rd","Station Rd","Admiral Parker Dr", "Richard Cooper Rd","Hollyhill Ln","Court Dr","Holly Hill Rd","Chestnut Dr", "Footherley Rd","Main St" ] }, { route: "6 December – Birchwood Rd (Weekend)", streets: [ "Tudor Cl","Darnford Ln","Darnford Moors","Gable Croft","Freeford Gardens", "Sheriffs Cl","Hartslade","Warren Cl","Keepers Cl","Ryknild St","Haymoor", "Curlew Cl","Austin Cote Ln","Birchwood Rd","Park End","Larch Cl", "Willowsmere Dr","Cedar Cl","Walnut Grove","The Pines","Coppice Grove", "Maple Grove" ] }, { route: "7 December – Christchurch / Darwin North", streets: [ "Lower Sandford St","Walsall Rd","Friary Gardens","Friary Rd","Christ Church Ln", "Christ Church Gardens","The Dell","Leomansley Rd","Leomansley View", "Leomansley Cl","Western Bypass","Taylor Way","Marshall Rd","Limburg Ave", "Wakelin Way","Stonneyland Dr","Whitehouse Dr","Walnut Walk","Alesmore Mdw", "Chatterton Ave","Poolfield Rd","Ormonds Cl","Angorfa Cl","Victoria Gardens" ] }, { route: "9 December – Quarry Hills (Short)", streets: [ "Haymoor","Ryknild St","Darnford Ln","The Spires","Heritage Ct","Bracken Cl", "Ashmole Cl","Wightman Cl","Gorse Ln","Woodfields Dr","Quarry Hills Ln", "Wentworth Dr","Hunter Cl","Minors Hill","Seward Cl","Hillside" ] }, { route: "10 December – Roman Way", streets: [ "Cornfield Dr","Netherbridge Ave","Maybank Cl","Burton Old Rd E","Gorsty Bank", "Spearhill","Lewis Cl","Yew Tree Ave","Roman Way","Abbotsford Rd", "Bloomsbury Way","Havefield Ave","Romilly Cl","Cranleigh Way","Lawford Ave", "Sunbury Ave","Ascot Cl","Goodwood Cl","Epsom Cl","Hawkesmoor Dr", "Blackthorne Rd","Bluebird Cl","Henderson Cl","Carmichael Cl" ] }, { route: "11 December – Broad Lane", streets: [ "Quarry Hills Ln","Grosvenor Cl","Broad Ln","Balmoral Cl","Richmond Dr", "Baskeyfield Cl","Coltman Cl","Flinn Cl","Pentire Rd","Newlyn Cl", "Broadlands Rise","Trenance Cl","Manor Rise","The Brambles","Holywell Rise", "Mawgan Dr","Tregony Rise" ] }, { route: "12 December – Tamworth Rd / St John’s", streets: [ "Ryknild Street","Cricket Ln","London Rd","Cromwells Mdw","Long Bridge Rd", "Lichfield Southern Byp","Axten Ave","Turner Rd","Baker Wy","Goodwin Dr", "Flanagan Rd","Abraham Ave","Whittle St","Upper St John St","Borrowcop Ln", "Quarry Hills Ln","Tamworth Rd","Gledhill Park","Willow Ct" ] }, { route: "13 December – Shortbutts / Taylor Wimpey", streets: [ "Shortbutts Ln","The Paddock","Byron Ave","Wordsworth Cl","Pasco Dr","Nelson Cl", "Victory Cl","Hardy Pl","Trafalgar Way","Sanders Way","The Sycamores", "Birmingham Rd","Osborne Rd","Bridgeman Wy","Lowther St","Gallimore Dr", "Dixon Cl","Insley Ave","Allsopp Rd","Mason Ave","Shipley Ln","Falkland Rd", "Agincourt Rd","Armada Cl","Fosseway","Deans Slade Dr","Redlock Fld", "Chesterfield Rd","Chesterfield Place","The Maltings","Sainte Foy Ave", "Cairns Cl" ] }, { route: "14 December – Longdon / Kings Bromley", streets: [ "Brook End","St James Cl","Church Way","Beech Walk","Berkeley Way","Mill Way", "Ford Ln","The Croft","Swan Cl","Hawcroft","Kings Walk","Newton Ln", "Bradbury Ln","Broome Cl","Lewis's Ln","Crawley Ln","Lanes Cl","Manor Rd", "Manor Walk","Beech Ave","Fox Ct","Yoxall Rd","Leofric Cl","Alrewas Rd", "The Grange","Victoria Mdw","Vicarage Croft","Vicarage Ln","Gillards Croft" ] }, { route: "15 December – Dimbles West", streets: [ "Beacon St","Patrick Mews","Abnalls Ln","Harrington Walk","Abnalls Croft", "Lynfield Rd","Hayes View","Pinfold Rd","Cross in Hand Ln", "Lyn Ave","Kean Cl","Irving Cl","Terry Cl","Grange Ln","Wolsey Rd", "Heenan Grove","Newton Rd","Longstaff Croft","Garrick Rd","Garrick Cl", "Siddons Cl","Ferndale Rd","Orchard Cl","Nursery Croft","High Grange", "Wheel Ln","Weston Rd","Booth Cl","Greencroft","Collins Hill", "Oakenfield","Windmill Lane" ] }, { route: "16 December – Dimbles East", streets: [ "Netherstowe","Purcell Ave","Ponesfield Rd","Ponesgreen","Curborough Rd", "Dimbles Hill","Leyfields","The Garth","Stychbrook Gardens","Elgar Cl", "Oakley Cl","Weston Rd","Reynolds Cl","Dimbles Ln","Giles Rd", "Francis Rd","Bloomfield Cres","Crane Fld","Wood Ridings","The Leasowe", "Woods Croft","Giffords Croft","Thistley Nook","Swallow Croft","Friday Acre" ] }, { route: "17 December – Fradley North", streets: [ "Church Ln","Hay End Ln","Turnbull Rd","Wyndham Wood Cl","Salt Way", "Sankey Grove","Ashwood Ln","St Stephens Wy","Goring Dr","Oakden Cres", "Elson Rd","Mansell Ave","Robinson Ln","Bailey Dr","Sandflats St", "Statfold Ln","Paskin Cl","Turner Croft","Shaw Cl","Bromwich Dr", "Holly Dr","Bycars Farm Croft","Finch Way","Edwards Farm Rd", "Dumore Hay Ln","Long Ln","Willow Cl" ] }, { route: "19 December – Whittington", streets: [ "Main St","Fisherwick Rd","Church St","Back Ln","Bramley Way","Chapel Ln", "Langton Cres","Blacksmith Ln","Pass Ave","Neal Croft","Burton Rd", "Swan Rd","Noddington Ln","Rock Farm Rd","Dyott Ave","Darby Ave", "Noddington Ave","Spring Ln","Fisherwick Cl","Barley Croft","Middleton Rd", "The Grn","Falcon Dr","Kestrel Cl","Osprey Cl","Peregrine Cl","Merlin Way" ] }, { route: "20 December – Alrewas", streets: [ "Main St","Wellfield Rd","Deepmore Cl","Inge Dr","Burway Mdw","Poppy Gardens", "Turton Cl","Rykneld St","Burton Rd","Micklehome Dr","Salters Green Way", "Trent Ave","The Shotts","The Pastures","Ainger Dr","Selwyn Cl","Park Rd", "Dark Ln","Church Rd","Cotton Cl","Mill End Ln","Kings Bromley Rd", "Manor Fields","May's Walk","Broomhalls Croft","Post Office Rd", "The Moorings","Furlong Ln","Furlong Cl","Great Furlong","Fox Ln", "Walkfield Rd","Churchill Cres","Chaseview Rd","Daisy Ln","The Cricketers", "Mellor Dr","Somerville Rd","Foxton Cl","Oakfield Rd","Anson Rd" ] }, { route: "22 December – Stonnall", streets: [ "Lynn Ln","Wall Heath Ln","Wallheath Cres","Heath Cl","Main St","Church Ln", "St Peter's Cl","Thornes Croft","Cartersfield Ln","Berryfields","Garnet Cl", "Westwick Cl","Glenwood Rise","Chester Rd","Lazy Hill" ] }, { route: "23 December – Cherry Orchard", streets: [ "Rotten Row","Maxwell Cl","Deans Croft","Sturgeons Hill","Cherry Orchard", "Oakhurst","Wharf Cl","Blackberry Ave","Strawberry Ln","Elm Gardens", "Hazel Grove","Mesnes Grn","Beech Gardens","Greenwood Dr","Chaucer Cl", "Spencer Rd","Shakespeare Ave","Chapel Ln","Dovehouse Fields","Masefield Cl", "Burns Cl","Kenilworth Rd","Waverley Walk","Scott Cl","Friary Ave", "Upper St John St","Ivanhoe Rd","Birmingham Rd" ] } // 8, 18, 21 December still to be added later ]; /* =============================== NAME EXPANSION / SEARCH =============================== */ const suffixMap = { "Dr": "Drive", "Rd": "Road", "Ln": "Lane", "Cl": "Close", "Ave": "Avenue", "Wy": "Way", "Ct": "Court", "Mdw": "Meadow", "Cres": "Crescent", "Fld": "Field", "Grn": "Green" }; // Only expand St -> Street for these known safe cases const stAllowList = [ "Beacon St", "Ryknild St", "Main St" ]; function expandStreetType(name) { if (stAllowList.includes(name)) { return name.replace(/ St$/, " Street"); } const parts = name.split(" "); if (parts.length < 2) return name; const last = parts[parts.length - 1]; if (suffixMap[last]) { parts[parts.length - 1] = suffixMap[last]; return parts.join(" "); } // Don't touch anything else (e.g. Upper St John St) return name; } function normalise(str) { return str.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, ""); } function lookupStreet() { const input = document.getElementById("streetInput").value; const term = normalise(input); const resultEl = document.getElementById("streetResult"); if (!term) { resultEl.textContent = "Please enter a street name."; return; } const matches = []; routes.forEach(r => { r.streets.forEach(raw => { const expanded = expandStreetType(raw); if (normalise(expanded).includes(term)) { matches.push({ route: r.route, street: expanded }); } }); }); if (matches.length === 0) { resultEl.textContent = "We couldn't find that street. Try another spelling or a nearby road."; } else { let html = "We found your street on: ${m.street} – ${m.route} 
