A special Christmas card has been produced to commemorate Colchester's link with the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'. The rhyme, penned in 1806, originated from a poem by Jane Taylor ...

The nursery class at Skerne Park Academy, in Darlington, invited families from the local area to visit the school to make a variety of festive goodies, including Christmas cards, pine cone ...

Other lots include a 1987 signed Christmas card featuring Charles, Diana, William and Harry, plus a 1990 letter signed by Diana expected to fetch up to £1,000.