FATHER Christmas will be touring Chard in the carnival committee’s plan to bring festive cheer.

The Christmas float, organised by Chard Carnival Committee, will be visiting the town and surrounding villages in the next few weeks.

The money raised this year will get split between local groups and clubs in Chard who have helped to collect with Santa.

The float will be out on December 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20.

Chairman of the committee, Jason Baker, said: “This is now a well-established tradition in Chard and I have personally been involved in this for over 20 years.

“The whole committee give up their time to help Santa see nearly everyone.

"It's great to see so many local groups involved in the collecting.”

To find out the float's timetable head to chardcarnival.co.uk.