ITV's Text Santa Appeal is all about raising money for six UK charities that are helping someone near you. We’re starting to reveal what treats we have in-store for our viewers in our live charity appeal show on Friday the 21st of December.
Derek Proud reports on how one of the Text Santa charities is helping a children's hospice on Tyneside.
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"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
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There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.