ALTRINCHAM Rotary Club has hit its £1,000 defibrillator appeal target after two weekend fundraising collections - with a little help from Father Christmas.

The club set up a Santa’s grotto at the Altrincham Forward office on Shaws Road, on November 30. Families queued up see Santa and have their photo taken with him.

On December 1, Santa was present again at Sainsbury’s supermarket Altrincham with the help of the Altrincham Rotary Club.

The successful events enabled Altrincham Rotary Club to reach its target for its defibrillator appeal. This will enable it to provide two defibrillators for Altrincham town centre.