A Berkshire charity has teamed up with Father Christmas for a festive fundraiser.

The MS Therapy Centre is offering personalised letters from Father Christmas to raise money for their organisation.

Available to order now, these letters promise to add a touch of Christmas magic for young family members.

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Each letter will be customised with personal details and will include a snippet about the elves' preparations for Christmas Eve.

The letters, arriving in an envelope from the North Pole, can even include a sachet of biodegradable reindeer food.

The initiative will help fund the Reading centre, which offers specialised therapies to people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

This year, the centre is marking its 40th anniversary.

Tamzin Stuart, events and community fundraiser for the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre, said: "The Centre has been supporting local people with MS and their families for 40 years and we are overjoyed to be able to work with Santa on this new fundraiser this Christmas.

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"With four different letters to choose from, there is something for everyone on the nice list and they are guaranteed to raise a smile or two.

"You can order now and letters will be sent out from the end of November onwards. Thank you for your support."

The letters are priced at £8 each and can be ordered online or by calling the centre on 0118 901 6000.

The Berkshire MS Therapy Centre offers a range of services to help people with MS in Berkshire and parts of Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and Buckinghamshire.

These include physiotherapy, exercise classes, oxygen therapy, counselling, foot care, and complementary therapies.

The charity operates on a self-funding basis, with demand for services currently at an all-time high.

This year alone, the centre has to raise more than £600,000 to continue its operations.

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MS is a chronic, unpredictable neurological condition with no cure.

It is estimated that there are 1,000 people with an MS diagnosis in the local area, and more than 150,000 across the UK.

MS is the most common cause of disability among young people in the UK.

For every person diagnosed with MS, it is believed that another 10 people, usually family and friends, are affected.

The Berkshire MS Therapy Centre believes in a strong ethos of self-help, convinced that with the right support, people with MS can enjoy a higher quality of life.