SIR – For more than 40 years, Christingle services have been celebrated up and down the country in aid of The Children’s Society.

These candle-lit celebrations raise an extraordinary amount of money to help the most vulnerable children in society.

Last year, Christingle raised a staggering 1.2 million for The Children’s Society, helping many children and their families throughout England.

Christmas is a time for family and a Christingle service is a fantastic way to bring friends and family together while making a real difference to so many vulnerable children, including children who run away from home, children in poverty and children who are having problems in their lives.

The Children’s Society runs vital projects to help these children and their families, helping them turn their lives around and offering them all a brighter future. Please show your support this Christmas, find out where your Christingle service is happening, or organise your own.

I am proud to be supporting The Children’s Society Christingle and would like to wish you and your readers a very happy Christmas.

Stephen Tompkinson, actor, on behalf of The Children’s Society