Little boy from Skipton receives special reply from Father Christmas

A little boy from Skipton has received a very special reply from Father Christmas.

Connor Wrighton is visually impaired, so he cannot read a written note - however the Royal National Institute of Blind people have been running a scheme for the past 20 years or so which helps blind and partially sighted kids write to and receive letters from Santa.

Santa's replies go out in the child's preferred reading format, whether it be large print, Braille or in Connor's case, an audio file.

Connor wrote to Santa a few weeks ago - today he received an audio reply.

Grace Melody Gardner reports.

Connor's letter to Santa: