Hello, I'm Santa Blake and I'm a Yorkshire based, free-to-hire, real-bearded, charity Father Christmas/Santa Claus. This will be my tenth year portraying Santa and I'll be raising money for various charities throughout the season.

I'll be raising funds for two worthy charities this year, but on different platforms. I'll be raising money for Ruddi's Retreat on the JustGiving platform and also raising money here on LocalGiving for Calderdale Lighthouse.

Calderdale Lighthouse was founded in September 2018 by Emma Diane & Donna. Our Charity status was achieved less than 12 months later. We run exclusively on volunteer power! These ladies work tirelessly in our unit and also in the community.

We supply vulnerable and disadvantaged families throughout our community, with great quality baby equipment and essentials items. Clothing and shoes for new-borns to teens, bedding, toiletries, toys and books.

Our service is free to use. It is accessed through a third party referral system from professional practitioners and agencies. This ensures that our items go to the families most in need. The majority of our items are donated by the wonderful general public. We also buy certain items, that are hardly ever donated or for health & safety reasons.