Last year’s event saw the couple donate £800 worth of toys to Leeds General Infirmary’s children’s cancer ward
Gary with wife and"Mrs Claus" Jaine, and Gary transformed for action as Father Christmas.came from all over to see Santa and the elves,” he added. “Last year they said it was the best Santa they had ever seen.”
Gary and Jaine had only recently started preparing for the 2022 event, which they had planned to be better than ever. But tragedy struck earlier this month, when Jaine died suddenly following a brain haemorrhage at age 54.Gary is now doubly motivated to make this year count, saying he wanted to put on the event in tribute to Jaine. Unfortunately she isn’t going to be here this year,” he said, “It’s definitely a tribute to her. Everybody knows her.
"People didn’t think we would carry on doing it, but she had been getting everything ready. So I said ‘in the memory of Jaine, we are going to do it’.”Since the announcement, Gary has been overwhelmed with offers of help, and his grotto is now set to boast mascots including Buzz Lightyear and Spiderman."Being Santa is brilliant,” he said. “It is absolutely out of this world. Some children are handicapped, and it’s lovely to see a smile on their faces.
Gary’s granddaughter Kaysi Gater, 19, is stepping in to help with the organisation of the event."I have been a lot more involved this year,” she said. “We’re all looking forward to it. My granddad has a few grandkids who are still young, so there is a lot of excitement.”
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