ITV Central Tonight presenter Joanne Malin is set to open this year’s St Giles Hospice Christmas Fayre at Whittington Village Hall.

The popular newsreader will be checking out the bargains at the busy fundraising event, to be held from 1pm until 4pm on Saturday 17th November at Whittington Village Hall.

As well as meeting Joanne, who’s starring in Cinderella at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre next month, younger visitors can meet Father Christmas at the event’s special St Giles Grotto!

Proceeds from the fayre will go to the registered charity, which offers high-quality medical and nursing care for people with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as providing support for their families and carers.

Patients come from across the hospice’s catchment area, which ranges from Ashby de la Zouch in the east, to Cannock and Walsall in the west – and from Burton and Uttoxeter in the north, to Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill in the south.

Care is offered at the hospice's facilities in Sutton Coldfield and Whittington between Lichfield and Tamworth, or in patients' own homes across the region.

St Giles spends over £5million every year providing its specialist services. With just a third of this funded by the Government, the registered charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising.