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73. Kind-hearted pub regulars raised their glasses to the spirit of Christmas by throwing a children's party. Locals from the Clayton Brook pub, Great Green Lane, Clayton Brook, near Preston, collected £500 from a series of fund-raising events to pay for the Yuletide treat for 90 excited children. And the day was complete when Father Christmas made a star appearance to hand out toys and goodies to the children
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