A Leeds man named Yorkshire's real-life Santa has raised £15,000 selling wooden Christmas trees and has used the money to buy presents for vulnerable children. Reese Fletcher, a landscape gardener from Kippax, crafted and sold 300 wooden Christmas trees for £10 each.
Reese raised £10,000 through his festive fundraiser last year, but this year he wanted to go the extra mile with the cost of living crisis hitting families across the city. Reese set out to raise £50,000 this year and he said the response from people is incredible.
He has so far raised £21,670 spending just under £15,000 on toys,£3,500 on vouchers and the rest will go to help Andy's Man Club, a men's mental health charity.
