YOUNGSTERS at Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School in Great Lever welcomed Santa to his new grotto.

The grotto, paid for by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), was put up in the school playground.

Head teacher Jill Pilling said: “Parents, staff and children filled up as they watched the grotto being built, it was mesmerising.

“Santa and his grotto went down a real storm and the parents thought it was amazing.”

Following this year’s success, the grotto will be making another appearance next year.