STAFF from Sedgemoor District Council have been busy getting shoeboxes ready for under privileged children. 

The council's staff have been hard at work and have collected more than 100 shoe boxes for charity, Samaritan's Purse in a bid to give children something special this christmas. 

The charity has been sending shoe boxes to countries all over the world including Romania, Swaziland and Liberia.

Samaritan's Purse aim to get more boxes than ever this year to give to Syrian refugees.