A stately home has confirmed it will be holding another Christmas fair which it hopes will beat the £22,000 raised for the NSPCC last year.

Persimmon Homes has agreed to sponsor the event at Castle Howard on Wednesday, November 5, which is expected to attract at least 50 stalls selling everything from designer hats to kitchen hardware. The NSPCC will also have a stall.

Raffle prizes on offer include a weekend for two at English Rose Hotels' Charington Manor, a case of wine from York Wines of Sheriff Hutton and a Christmas hamper donated by Scrumptious Deli from Kirkbymoorside.

Admission costs £5. Tickets for a preview evening on Tuesday, November 4, cost £10.

The money raised will help pay for a team qualified to help abused children.

For details about the fair, organised by the Norton and Villages branch of the charity, call (01653) 658331.