The Very Reverend Stephen Forde returns for his seventh year to stand on the steps of St Ann’s Cathedral as Black Santa, carrying on a 48-year tradition which was begun in 1976 by Dean Sammy Crooks. Every pound received, whether donated in coins, cash or by card, will be given away again at the start of February to each of those charities which have applied to the 2024 appeal. Last year’s appeal raised a spectacular £171,000.