A LARGER-than-life advent calendar will be placed in the foyer of the Asda store at Middlebrook today (Wednesday).

Children, nominated for being brave or doing something for their families or community, are being invited to open a window on the calendar, be given a present donated by one of many participating companies, and to meet Santa.

Catherine Leece, aged five, from Westhoughton, will open the first window on the calendar.