EXCITED youngsters were able to get their Christmas wishes in early when they met Santa Claus for the first time yesterday.
Children from York House Nursery, in Bishop Auckland, gasped in delight when they visited Santa's Grotto in Bishop Auckland Town Hall.
The Town Centre Forum has transformed the town hall basement to create a winter wonderland so that children can visit Santa and also post their Christmas list in an allocated post box free.
Sue Snowdon, chairman of the forum's marketing and promotions committee, said: "We want as many children as possible to come along and post their Christmas letters.
"This is something like the fifth year I have done this and I love doing it. It is nice to create a little bit of magic for the children of Bishop Auckland at this time of year."
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