Santa letter found 60 years later in Berkshire

The author of a letter to Santa asking for “slippers and a box of chalks” that was hidden in a chimney for more than 60 years has been found thanks to social media.

Builder Lewis Shaw, 24, shared a photo of the note, written by a young boy called David, on Facebook after discovering it while demolishing a fireplace in a house in Reading, Berkshire.

The letter, which Shaw believes is 60 to 70 years old, reads: “Dear Father Christmas, Please can you send me a Rupert annual, and a drum box of chalks, soldiers and Indians, slippers and any little toys you have to spare, Love David.” It is then signed off with lots of kisses.