CAROL singing churchgoers in Wootton Courtenay raised more than £400 for three youth charities.

The annual carol service in All Saints’ Church included readings and poems, while the village bellringers rang before its start.

Churchwarden Amanda Elliott said £432 was collected for Children’s Hospice South West, Exmoor Youth Project, and the Children’s Society.

She said: “We have brightened somebody’s Christmas just a little bit.”