The gifts of Christmas bring cheer to children

There are those of us who can’t wait until Halloween is over so that the shops can finally get on with displaying their Christmas goods and creating winter wonderlands in their windows.

This sort of festive carry-on would appall some purists who think that not a hint of Christmas should be revealed before the second week in December — at the earliest.

Of course, there are some people who, incredibly, don’t actually like Christmas at all, and who would be just as happy if it were cancelled altogether But whatever your point of view on the festive season you can’t fail to be impressed by the people at Team Hope, who will have already concluded an important part of their Christmas preparations by the time you read this.