FATHER Christmas will be leaving Lapland to meet children at his grotto in Sainsbury’s supermarket in Burnley.

He will be at the store in Active Way from Tuesday December 18 to Monday December 24.

Each child will receive a small gift for £3.

All the proceeds will go to the charity The League of Voluntary Workers.

Members of the League of Voluntary Workers are active in hospitals, helping to make life comfortable for long-stay patients by providing help and essentials.

He will be at the shop from 10am until 7pm from Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd, from 10am until 4pm on Sunday 23rd and from 8am to 2pm on Monday 24th.