I WAS lucky enough to be drawn to attend the Lord Mayor’s Christmas reception today with my auntie and would just like to thank everybody for their hard work to make this event possible.

The children who sang carols from Poppleton Ousebank school and the York Men’s Philharmonic Choir were fantastic.

We were all in good voice, the food was very nice and the civic party was very friendly. Thank you very much for a lovely morning.

Carol Miller, Priors Walk, Acomb, York.