SANTA Claus enjoyed stories about Christmases past yesterday when he handed out gifts to pensioners at their lunch club.
He met Christine Elliott, 97, Margaret Harrison, 94, and Mahala Robson, 91, after they enjoyed roast turkey with all the trimmings at a church hall in Barnard Castle.
They told Santa that when they were children they received an apple, orange, a penny and a doll for Christmas.
Santa's helper Jeff Dobson, president of Teesdale Lions Club, helped give gifts to the 40 pensioners at the Christmas lunch.
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